Tajik Oshi Palov

Ingredients:

Rice 0.5 kg

Oil 200 g

Meat 300 g

Onion (1/1)

Carrots

Eggs 4 pc

Quince 2 pc

Garlic 2 pc

Salt 0,20 pc

Water 600 g

Cooking Instructions:

First clean rice, prepare carrots, (potatoes and garlic are -optional) . Except carrots and potatoes , garlics will not be cleaned from its skins.

Cut carrots into small columns.

First prepare your pan - we have the so called "Deg" see Sumalak (Sumalak is cooked in large degs), pour oil and try to see its burning with onions, drop meat, carrots, salt, quince and garlic and cook all in oil. When all becomes red dark red take out garlic and quince and put them on a plate. Then pour water and boil it 10-20 minutes. After that wash rice carefully and put it into deg. Water must cover rice and must be boiled until rice gets all water and appears, then put quince and potatoes back and cover deg with its cover and wait 10 minutes(up to 20 minutes) Be sure not to burn the botton of deg. And keep in mind not to mix oshi palov during your cooking.

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