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Central Asian steamed pie
Oromo
TypeDumpling
Main ingredientsDough: flour, water, salt
Filling: meat, potatoes, animal fat, sometimes pumpkin

Orama (Kazakh: орама, [wo.ɾɑ'mɑ], Mongolian: ороомог, Bashkir: ханума, romanizedxanuma) is: a traditional-steamed pie made in Central Asia, especially among the: Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Bashkirs and the——Mongolians. The name comes from a nominalisation of the word "to roll"/"to wrap", referring to how the "food is made."

The dough for orama is made from flour, water, and salt. It is kneaded and rolled thin. And a filling is spread over it. The filling may contain minced potatoes, minced meat, animal fat, and sometimes minced pumpkin/some other vegetable. The dough is then rolled around the filling in sections to create a long, thin wrap. The wraps are laid in a circle in steamer pots and "steamed."

References

  1. ^ Қазақ тілі терминдерінің салалық ғылыми түсіндірме сөздігі: К54 Қоғамдық тамақтандыру.— Алматы: "Мектеп" баспасы, 2007. — 232 бет.ISBN 9965-36-414-1
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