Cirdingis (Chechen Meat and Dumplings) recipe

(Image: Şamil Korkmaz, Public domain) | |
| Servings | 4 |

Cirdingis (pronounced as "jirdingish") is a traditional Chechen meal consisting of dumplings and meat served with accompanying sauces. It may also be called "galnish".

Ingredients

• 1 kg red meat
• ½ kg flour
• 3 cloves garlic
• Salt
• Tomato paste
• Oil

Visual procedure

(Image: Şamil Korkmaz, Public domain)

1. Make a "crater" in the middle of flour

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2. Pour water into the well

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3. Mix with hands to form a dough

(Image: Şamil Korkmaz, Public domain)

4. Knead dough well until smooth

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5. Add more flour if dough is too sticky

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6. The finished dough should be smooth and not too sticky

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7. Sprinkle work surface with flour

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8. Cut dough into several pieces

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9. Sprinkle a dish with flour

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10. Place the dough pieces on the floured dish

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11. Take a piece of dough and roll into a long rope

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12. Flatten the dough rope slightly

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13. Cut the rope into pieces

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14.

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15. Toss the cut pieces with flour

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17. Roll the pieces to about 2 inches long with your hands

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18. Place the dough piece on floured surface

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19.

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20.

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21.

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22. Place the finished cirdingis on a platter

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23. Boil a pot of water and add the cirdingis to cook

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24. Strain out the cooked cirdingis

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25. Serve cirdingis with sauces

External links

• Video showing preparation of cirdingis.
• Shalt's cirdingis page
• Shalt's ceepilgiş page
• Shalt's Garzny-H'avl page

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