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Dovga

Azerbaijan

Made fresh every summer. It is the drink of hospitality and is also served warm at weddings in winter.

Chilled yogurt soup — a cooling soup of yogurt, rice, herbs and spinach, served cold in summer or warm in winter. Azerbaijan's most distinctive seasonal soup.

Authentic Azerbaijan Dovga recipe
Prep
15 mins
Cook
25 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
260 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

1Lplain yogurt
100gshort-grain rice
200gspinach, chopped
1 large bunchmixed herbs: coriander, dill, spring onion
1egg
saltto taste

Method

1

Cook rice in 500ml water until done. Cool slightly.

2

Whisk yogurt with egg. Add rice, spinach and herbs.

3

Heat gently, stirring constantly, until just below boiling. Do not boil — it will curdle.

4

Serve chilled in summer or warm in winter.

Chef's Tip

Stir continuously and never let the soup boil — the egg stabilises the yogurt but a rolling boil still curdles it.

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