Dovga

Dovga
Place of origin Azerbaijan
Main ingredients yogurt, flour, rice, egg, spinach, dill, coriander, mint

Dovga (Azerbaijani: Dovğа) is a national meal of Azerbaijani cuisine, a soup traditionally made from plain yoghurt and herbs.[1]

More often now, it is a vegetarian, yoghurt-based soup cooked with a variety of herbs. Coriander, dill, mint and rice are mainstrays of the soup. Chervil and mountain parsley can be added. Spring onions or sorrel can also be used for more tender flavours. sometimes it's cooked with chickpeas. [2] It is often served warm in winter or refreshingly cool in summer.[3][4] Traditionally served as an Azerbaijani wedding soup, served between courses of meat.[3]

Recipe

Makes 4 portions

See also

References

  1. "Dovga is a traditional Azerbaijan dish". Russian Foods. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  2. Azerbaijan cuisine. Yoghurt and herb soup
  3. 1 2 "Dovga". Golubka Kitchen. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  4. "Yoghurt and herb soup (dovga)". Food. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  • Dovga at Wikibook Cookbooks
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