Tavë kosi

Tavë kosi
Alternative names	Elbasan tava, Tavë Elbasani, Tava e Elbasanit
Course	Main
Place of origin	Albania
Associated national cuisine	Albanian
Serving temperature	Warm
Main ingredients	Lamb, yogurt with eggs (substituting soured milk), wheat flour, butter.
Ingredients generally used	Rice
Variations	Tavë kosi with chicken, Elbasan tava with Béchamel sauce
Cookbook: Tavë kosi Media: Tavë kosi

Tavë kosi ("soured milk casserole") is a national dish in Albania. It is a simple dish of lamb (occasionally chicken, then called tavë kosi me mish pule) and rice baked with a mixture of yogurt and eggs (replacing the original soured milk) added to a roux (wheat flour and butter).^[1] It is also popular in Turkey where it is known as Elbasan tava (Albanian: Tavë Elbasani or Tava e Elbasanit), named after the Albanian city of Elbasan. Some preparations of the Turkish cuisine version involve Béchamel sauce instead of the traditional yogurt sauce.^[2]

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