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The word _mash_ means mung bean in Farsi and Farsi-related languages like Azeri and Tajik, as well as in Turkic languages such as Uzbek and Uighur. The word _kichiri_ is like the Hindi word _kitchri,_ a name for rice dishes made by cooking rice together with other ingredients. (The British took the idea and the name and turned it into "kedgeree.") Potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes give variety of taste and texture to the main event, a spiced combination of mung beans (yellow dal) and long-grain rice. _Mashkichiri_ is quick and ea
Tajikistan's national rice dish — long-grain rice cooked with lamb, carrots, onions, cumin and chickpeas in a heavy kazan. The Tajik celebration centerpiece, distinct from Uzbek plov by less aggressive seasoning.
Tajikistan's shashlik, whose name comes straight from 'six' (skewer): lamb marinated overnight in onion, vinegar, and cumin, often interleaved with tail fat or made in a two-meat version combining cubes and minced patties on the same skewer. It is served on hot non flatbread with pomegranate seeds in season.
