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Chakka
Strained cultured cheese with herbs and garlic, the Tajik spread for flatbread.
Ingredients
ServingsOriginal: Serves 6
- Katyk or full-fat kefir1 1/2 l
- Coriander50 g
- Dill40 g
- Purple basil30 g
- Garlic4 cloves
- Spring onion50 g
- Oil40 ml
- Flatbread, to serve4
- Saltto taste
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 7 steps
Line a colander with two layers of close-woven cloth and pour in the katyk.
Knot the corners of the cloth and hang the bundle over a bowl somewhere cold.
Leave it draining a full day, until the mass is as firm as soft curd.
Pound the garlic with a pinch of salt into a smooth paste.
Chop the coriander, dill, basil and spring onion as fine as you can.
Fold the herbs and garlic into the strained mass with a spatula, without mashing it.
Salt it, smooth it in a bowl, press a hollow with a spoon and pour the oil into it.
