gracing every table – served to cut through the rich lamb shashlik and piles of plov. Plov is Uzbekistan's national dish - on paper, the dish is simply rice, carrot and meat. But it's the ...

For the plum sauce, cover the plums with water and simmer until the plums are soft. Strain, reserving 75ml/3fl oz of the cooking water,. Put the plums, reserved liquid, sugar, cider vinegar and ...