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Laghman
Uyghur hand-pulled noodles with meat sauce
Laghman are hand-pulled wheat noodles of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, served with a hearty sauce of meat and vegetables.
The noodles are stretched long by repeated pulling and twisting; the sauce of pepper, tomato and cumin shows Central Asian influences.

Servings3
Time90 min
LevelAdvanced
Ingredients
- Wheat flour350 g
- Beef300 g
- Pepper & tomatosome of each
- Onion & garlicsome of each
- Cumin & chilisome of each
- Soy sauce & oilsome of each
★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique
Preparation
Knead a firm dough, oil it and rest long.
Pull the dough into long strands and cook.
Fry the beef with onion and garlic.
Cook pepper, tomato and spices into a sauce.
Plate the noodles with the meat sauce and serve.
Make it original
Cumin for laghman is in the Asia Boutique.