Laghman
Laghman, from above
Non vegXinjiang

Laghman

Hand pulled noodles under a saucy lamb and vegetable stir fry. Every strand earned.

75 minTime
25 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Pulled by hand2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayHand pulled noodles with lamb, peppers and tomato.
The original
705kcalsame
25 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
75minutessame

Laghman, the noodle at the heart of Uyghur home cooking.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)3¼ cups
Waterabout 1 cup for dough, plus 1 cup for sauce
Salt1½ tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp, plus extra to coat the dough
Lamb (lamb or tender mutton)300 g, in thin strips
Onion1 large, sliced
Garlic5 cloves, sliced
Tomato3, chopped
Tomato puree2 tbsp paste
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)1 green and 1 red, in strips
Green beansa handful, cut
Celery1 stick, sliced
Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp
Soy sauce1 tbsp
Vinegar2 tsp

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Knead the flour, 1 tsp salt and about 200 ml water into a soft, smooth dough. Rest 30 minutes covered.
  2. 2Roll into thick ropes, coat with oil, coil on a plate and rest another 20 minutes.
  3. 3Fry the lamb in oil until browned, then the onion and garlic until soft. Add tomatoes, paste, cumin and the remaining salt.
  4. 4Add the capsicum, beans, celery, soy and 200 ml water and simmer 10 minutes. Finish with vinegar.
  5. 5Stretch each rope by pulling and slapping it on the counter until thin, then boil 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and top with the sauce.
Serve it like this

Pile the noodles in a wide bowl, ladle the lamb and vegetable sauce over the top and serve with black vinegar and chilli on the side.

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