SERVES: 4-6 

Cooking time: 45 minutes to 60 minutes 

INGREDIENTS 

• 1⁄2 cup  oil 
• 1  lb lamb or 1  lb beef 
• 1  large onion, chopped 
• 1  lb carrot, julienned 
•  salt (as you prefer) 
• 2 1⁄4 cups water 
• 2  cups rice 
• 1  tomato/ 2 tbsp tomato sauce (optional) 
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin (optional) 
• 1⁄2 cup raisins on top (optional) 

METHOD: 

Step 1: Put oil in the pan and heat.  

Step 2: When oil is well heated put the meat in and stir-fry it until it turns golden red. 

Step 3: Put in the onions and stir-fry it until it turns golden red. 

Step 4: Put the carrots in and stir-fry them until they become tender. 

Step 5: Pour in the water and let it boil. 

Step 6: When it is well boiled taste the salt first, make it saltier then your usual taste. 

Step 7: After tasting the salt, spread the rice evenly in the boiling soup then close the lid.   

Step 8: Let it boil on high heat until the excess water is drained and the rice becomes visible on the top. (So you have to check your pan every 2 to 3 minutes.) 

Step 9: Turn down the heat to the lowest point. Let it steam for 25 to 30 minutes. 

Key Tips

1. Don’t open the lid after turning down the heat until it reaches at least 25 minutes.
2. Don’t mix the food after putting the rice in it.

Uyghur Soup/Suyuq Ash 

INGREDIENTS: 

• 1 pound of lamb, cubed 
• 1 potato, thinly sliced 
• 1 red or green pepper, cubed 
• 3 tomatoes, diced 
• 3 leaves of Chinese white cabbage, cubed 
• 8 cloves of garlic, diced,  
• 1/4 onion, diced 
• 1/2 cup of vegetable oil 
• Salt to taste 
• 1/2 cup of diced cilantro 
• 1/2 cup of diced cilantro 

METHOD: 

Step 1: Put oil in a pan and heat. 

Step 2: When the oil is well heated, put the meat in it and fry it until it turns golden red. 

Step 3: Put in the onions and fry it until they turn golden red. 

Step 4: Then put the diced tomato and fry it until it melts down. 

Step 5: Put in all the other vegetables and just mixed them a couple of times. Finally, pour in the water and let it boil. 

Step 6: When it is well boiled put in the noodles. When the noodles are ready, put the chopped cilantro and garlic then add salt to taste. Turn off the fire. It is ready to serve!