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Unash
Unash: Khorezm noodle soup with beans and vegetables, finished with yogurt
UzbekUnash is a homely soup from Khorezm, in Uzbekistan's far north-west near the Aral Sea: thin hand-cut noodles cooked in a broth of beans, onion, carrot and tomato, then finished in the bowl with a spoon of sour katyk and fresh herbs, so it tastes both rich and tangy. Families in Urgench make it on winter evenings, often without meat. A common mistake is cooking the noodles in the soup for too long, which makes it thick and gluey. Chef's tip: add the noodles only when the beans are fully tender, and serve within 5 minutes so they stay springy.
- Total time
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the noodles
- 7 oz plain flour
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ tsp salt
For the soup
- 14 oz cooked red kidney beansdrained
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 onionchopped
- 1 carrotdiced
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 6 ¼ cups vegetable stock
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
To serve
- 5 ½ oz katyk or plain yogurt
- ½ oz fresh dill and corianderchopped
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Knead 7 oz plain flour, 1 egg, ¼ cup water and ¼ tsp salt into a firm dough. Rest 20 minutes, roll thin and cut into 5 mm noodles.
20 minStep 2: Fry 1 onion in 3 tbsp sunflower oil over a medium heat for 6 minutes, add 1 carrot and 1 tbsp tomato purée and fry 4 minutes more.
10 minStep 3: Add 6 ¼ cups vegetable stock, 14 oz cooked red kidney beans, 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper and simmer for 25 minutes, until the vegetables are soft.
25 minStep 4: Add the noodles and simmer for 4–5 minutes, until tender. Common mistake: cooking them longer; the soup turns gluey.
5 minStep 5: Serve straight away with a spoon of 5 ½ oz katyk or plain yogurt and ½ oz fresh dill and coriander in each bowl.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 16 g
- Carbs
- 64 g
- Fat
- 11 g
- Fibre
- 9 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does unash take?
- About 90 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 60 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.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of egg?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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