About this dish
A sweet, slow-cooked wheat sprout pudding, traditionally prepared communally for Navruz.
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Ingredients
🌾2kg wheat, sprouted and ground
🫒1 cup oil
🪨A few clean stones, for the pot
🫙Water, as needed
Method
Serves 31
Sprout wheat grains over several days, then grind into a milky liquid.2
Strain the liquid into a large pot with oil and a few clean stones.3
Cook very slowly over low heat, stirring continuously for many hours.4
The natural sugars in the wheat caramelize, sweetening the pudding.5
Cook until thick and deep brown, then cool and serve.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Sumalak is a traditional Uzbek Navruz (spring festival) dish, made purely from sprouted wheat with no added sugar.
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