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Dimlama

Dimlama/dim-lah-MAH/
Dimlama
About this dish

A layered stew of meat and vegetables, slow-cooked in their own juices with no added liquid.

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Ingredients
🥩500g lamb or beef, cubed
🥔4 potatoes, chunked
🥬1 cabbage, chunked
🍅3 tomatoes, sliced
🫑2 bell peppers, sliced
Method
Serves 2
1
Layer the meat in the base of a heavy pot.
2
Layer the vegetables on top in order from hardest to softest — potato, cabbage, pepper, tomato.
3
Season each layer lightly with salt.
4
Cover tightly and cook over low heat without stirring for about 1.5-2 hours, letting the layers steam together.
5
Gently mix before serving in bowls with the flavorful juices.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Dimlama is a traditional Uzbek dish, valued for the way the vegetables and meat steam together in their own moisture, producing a rich, concentrated flavor.

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