Dagestani Avar Khinkal: Flavorful Flatbreads with Meat and Broth

Nourishing, appetizing, made from simple ingredients! Avar khinkal is a delicious dish of Dagestan cuisine, which is served at lunch. It consists of fluffy boiled flatbreads, meat, sauce and meat broth. Despite the similarity in name, “Avar khinkal” has nothing to do with the “khinkali” dish.
cook time: 1h 15 min
Ruby Colston
Dagestani Avar Khinkal: Flavorful Flatbreads with Meat and Broth

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

64
Calories
2g
Fat
7g
Carbs
4g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

For the broth:

Beef 500 g
Water 3 l
Bulb onions 1 pc
Garlic 4 clove
Bay leaf 2 pc
Peppercorns 15 pc
Salt to taste

For dough:

Kefir 250 g
Wheat flour 400 g
Soda 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp

For the sauce:

Sour cream 300 g
Garlic 2 clove
Parsley to taste
Salt to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make Avar khinkal? Start cooking with the broth. How to make broth? Take beef pulp, salt, peppercorns and bay leaf. You can replace beef with chicken or lamb if desired. You can add onions and garlic to the broth for a richer taste, which is what we do.

Step 2

Step 2
Place all products in a saucepan and fill with clean water. Since you need a rich broth, place the meat in cold water, but do not cook for long so that it does not overcook and become too tasteless. Bring the water in the pan to a boil and cook the broth over medium heat, skimming off the foam, for 40-50 minutes (depending on the type and quality of meat).

Step 3

Step 3
While the meat is cooking, prepare the dough. How to make the dough? Sift the flour into a large bowl. Add salt and soda, mix them with flour. Pour kefir in a thin stream, kneading the dough.

Step 4

Step 4
Knead a soft, non-stick dough. Cover it with a towel and leave to rest.

Step 5

Step 5
Then, when the meat is cooked, strain the broth and pour it back into the pan. Remove the meat from the broth and wrap in foil to keep it hot.

Step 6

Step 6
Prepare the sauce. How to make sauce? Take the ingredients to prepare it. Instead of sour cream, you can use natural yogurt. Chop the garlic — grate it or pass it through a press. Wash the greens, dry and finely chop.

Step 7

Step 7
Mix sour cream, salt, chopped garlic and finely chopped herbs thoroughly in a cup. Cover it and put it in the refrigerator.

Step 8

Step 8
Roll out the dough into a layer 0.5-0.6 cm thick.

Step 9

Step 9
Cut it into small pieces.

Step 10

Step 10
Bring the broth back to a boil and boil the dough pieces for 4-6 minutes, no more.

Step 11

Step 11
When the dough puffs up, slightly flaking on the cut, and a white foam appears around it, you can take it out. Cook in batches of 10-15 pieces, depending on the diameter of the pan.

Step 12

Step 12
To prevent the finished pieces of dough from becoming tough and losing their fluffiness, pierce them with toothpicks in several places!

Step 13

Step 13
Remove the meat from the foil and cut it into pieces.

Step 14

Step 14
Serve a hot dish on the table: dough cakes, pieces of boiled meat, broth in bowls and sauce. Avar khinkal is ready! Bon appetit!

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