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.
Cook rice in 500ml water until done. Cool slightly.
Whisk yogurt with egg. Add rice, spinach and herbs.
Heat gently, stirring constantly, until just below boiling. Do not boil — it will curdle.
Serve chilled in summer or warm in winter.
Stir continuously and never let the soup boil — the egg stabilises the yogurt but a rolling boil still curdles it.
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