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Khuushuur
Mongolian fried wheat pastries filled with seasoned minced mutton.
About Khuushuur
Khuushuur is a Mongolian fried pastry filled with minced meat and closely associated with the Naadam festival. This profile follows a traditional mutton version seasoned with onion, garlic, black pepper and caraway.
Mutton gives the filling a rich savoury flavour, while onion and garlic add sweetness and aromatic depth. Black pepper and caraway provide a direct, warm seasoning inside the plain wheat dough.
Each khuushuur is a flattened half-moon with a blistered golden-brown exterior and a crisp fried edge. The centre stays juicy and meaty beneath the thin, chewy dough.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Khuushuur
Mongolian Mutton Khuushuur with Onion, Garlic and Caraway.
- Wheat flourThin pastry dough
- WaterDough hydration and juicy filling
- Minced muttonRich savoury filling
- OnionSweet savoury filling aromatic
- GarlicPungent filling aromatic
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperPeppery seasoning
- CarawayWarm aromatic seasoning
- Vegetable oilDeep-frying medium
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Wheat flour:
- Water:
- Minced mutton:
- Onion:
- Garlic:
- Salt:
- Black pepper:
- Caraway:
- Vegetable oil: . The source does not identify the oil's plant source, blend or refining status
Origins & food traditions
Mongolfood supplies the complete representative recipe fixed here, describing khuushuur as a Mongolian meat pastry and identifying mutton as the traditional filling. Mongolian Tour Guide independently identifies it as a deep-fried Mongolian meat pastry and a signature Naadam food, while the Khuushuur reference corroborates the wheat dough, mutton or beef, onion, garlic and salt structure.
Countries
- Mongolia
- MongoliaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Mongolian Cuisine
- Mongolian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.