Chegdermeh

Chegdermeh or Chekdermeh is a Turkmen traditional food that is cooked simultaneously with rice, meat (usually sheep's), tomato paste or tomato and onion with oil, water and add-ons such as salt and pepper. The food somewhat resembles Istanbul rice.

This kind of food is prepared in a cast iron pot called a Ghazan. Initially small pieces of meat are fried in oil, then onions are added and then shredded roast onions, tomatoes or tomato paste. Water is added to the meat to be boiled, rice is added, water level should be a knuckle above the rice, then the heat is decreased until the rice has cooked.