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Nauryz kozhe
Seven-ingredient spring soup
Nauryz kozhe: Kazakh spring festival soup of seven ingredients
Nauryz kozhe is cooked in every Kazakh home and in big cauldrons on city squares in Almaty and Astana for Nauryz, the spring new year on 22 March. It must contain seven ingredients, standing for the seven blessings: water, meat, salt, grain, a second grain, milk and a sour milk such as ayran, and it is shared with neighbours so the year ahead is full. The meat is traditionally smoked horse meat or kazy kept from winter; this recipe uses beef, as the site does not use horse. A common mistake is adding the milk while the soup is boiling hard, which curdles it. Chef's tip: cool the pot for a few minutes before stirring in the milk and ayran, so the kozhe stays smooth and gently sour.
- Total time
- 140 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the soup
- 1 ⅛ lb beef brisket or shinin one piece
- 10 ½ cups water
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 2 ⅞ oz hulled milletrinsed
- 2 ⅞ oz pearl barley or cracked wheatrinsed
- 1 ¾ oz short-grain ricerinsed
To finish
- 2 cups whole milk
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Simmer 1 ⅛ lb beef brisket or shin in 10 ½ cups water, skimming, for 1 hour, until nearly tender.
60 minStep 2: Add 2 ⅞ oz pearl barley or cracked wheat and simmer 20 minutes, then 2 ⅞ oz hulled millet and 1 ¾ oz short-grain rice and simmer 25 minutes more, until all the grains are soft. Add 1 ½ tsp salt.
45 minStep 3: Lift out the beef, cut into small cubes and return to the pot.
Step 4: Take the pot off the heat and cool for 10 minutes. Stir in 2 cups whole milk, then 2 cups ayran or plain yogurt thinned with water. Common mistake: adding them to boiling soup; it curdles.
10 minStep 5: Serve warm or at room temperature in bowls.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does nauryz kozhe take?
- About 140 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 120 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of short-grain rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
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