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Moshkhurda
Moshkhurda: Tashkent mung bean and rice soup finished with suzma
Moshkhurda is a thick, warming soup from Tashkent and the Ferghana Valley, made with mung beans and a little rice cooked in a broth with fried onion, carrot, potato and tomato, and finished in the bowl with a spoon of tangy suzma and fresh dill and coriander. Cooked with lamb in many homes, it is also commonly made without meat on light days. A common mistake is serving it without the suzma; the sour, creamy yogurt is what balances the earthy beans. Chef's tip: fry the tomato paste until it darkens, which gives the broth its deep orange colour and rounded taste.
- Total time
- 65 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the soup
- 4 oz whole mung beansrinsed
- 6 ¼ cups water
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 onionchopped
- 1 carrotdiced
- 1 red pepperdiced
- 1 ½ tbsp tomato purée
- 2 potatoesdiced
- 2 ⅛ oz short-grain ricerinsed
- 1 ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground coriander
To serve
- 5 ½ oz suzma or strained yogurt
- ½ oz fresh dill and corianderchopped
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Simmer 4 oz whole mung beans in 6 ¼ cups water for 20 minutes, until they start to split.
20 minStep 2: Warm 3 tbsp sunflower oil in a pan over a medium heat and fry 1 onion for 6 minutes, then 1 carrot and 1 red pepper for 4 minutes. Stir in 1 ½ tbsp tomato purée and fry 2 minutes until it darkens.
12 minStep 3: Add the vegetables, 2 potatoes, 2 ⅛ oz short-grain rice, 1 ¼ tsp salt, ½ tsp ground cumin and ½ tsp ground coriander to the beans. Simmer for 20–25 minutes, until the rice and potatoes are very soft and the soup is thick.
25 minStep 4: Ladle into bowls and top each with a spoon of 5 ½ oz suzma or strained yogurt and ½ oz fresh dill and coriander. Common mistake: leaving out the suzma; the soup tastes flat.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 350 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fibre
- 9 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does moshkhurda take?
- About 65 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 50 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of carrot?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
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