Nomadic Life: Cooking traditional bread In Turkmenistan (BOREK) | NOMADIC RURAL LIFE

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

phyllo dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry dough

💰Cheaper: spring roll wrappers

Whole wheat pastry dough adds fiber, while spring roll wrappers are more affordable.

Sift flour into a bowl.

Pour hot water into the pot.

Pour cold water into the pot.

Add flour to the mixture.

Knead the dough until smooth.

Pick medicinal plants.

Wash the medicinal plants.

Pick dried herbs.

Cut the dough into pieces.

Pour flour on a flat surface.

Smooth the dough with hands.

Prick the dough with a fork.

Pour dumpling ingredients onto the dough.

Collect firewood for cooking.

Light a fire using the collected firewood.

Chop firewood to maintain the fire.

Pour oil onto the fire to help it burn.

Heat water over the fire.

Place pressed mud on the fire to create a cooking surface.

Move the coals to prepare for cooking.

Flatten the dough into a round shape.

Place the dough next to the coals to cook.

Cover the dough with paper to protect it.

Pour coals on top of the dough for even cooking.

Remove the bread from under the coals when done.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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