Slices of sweet pumpkin baked until soft and glossy, served with honey, milk or soured cream.
Qeb Ghezcha (Baked Pumpkin)
Ingredients
Method
- Heat the oven to 200ยฐC.
- Cut the pumpkin into thick slices, skin on.
- Arrange skin-down on a lined tray; dot with butter and a little salt.
- Bake 30โ40 minutes until soft and caramelised at the edges.
- Drizzle with honey while warm.
- Serve hot or cold with milk or soured cream.
Leave the skin on for baking: it holds the soft flesh together on the plate.
This is the recipe from the Recipes section of the Circassian app, where you can also scale it and save it to your favourites.
Kitchen words in Circassian
The words for what is in this dish, in Kabardian (East Circassian) and Adyghe (West Circassian), with audio from the Circassian appโs lessons and audio course.
| English | Kabardian | Adyghe |
|---|---|---|
| milk | ััshe | ััshche |
| butter | ัั
ััััะฝัtkhwutsyne | ัั
ััtkhu |
| honey | ัะพfo | ััะพัshow |
| salt | ััะณััshyghu | ััะณััshchษghu |
| food | ัั
ัะฝshkhyn | ัั
ัะฝัshkhษnษ |
| delicious | IััI'ef' | IััIั'eshIu |
| This is delicious! | ะัั IััIั!Myr 'ef'shch! | ะัั IััIั!Myr 'esh'u! |
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Qeb Ghezcha: questions
How long does it take to make Qeb Ghezcha?
About 45 minutes, according to the recipe in the Circassian app.
How many people does this Qeb Ghezcha recipe serve?
It serves 4. The servings control above the ingredients recalculates every quantity for 1 to 40 people.
What is Qeb Ghezcha made of?
The ingredients are: 1 kg sweet pumpkin, in slices; 2 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp butter; pinch of salt; to serve: honey, milk or soured cream.
Is Qeb Ghezcha an everyday or a festive dish?
The Circassian app files it as an everyday dish (Vegetables & Sides).
Where does this Qeb Ghezcha recipe come from?
From the Recipes section of the Circassian app. The appโs recipes draw on Amjad Jaimoukhaโs book Circassian Cuisine and were cross-checked against Russian and Adyghe food sources.
Sources
- Circassian app, Recipes section, recipe โQeb Ghezcha (Baked Pumpkin)โ (recipe data last changed July 2026). The appโs recipes draw on Amjad Jaimoukhaโs book Circassian Cuisine and were cross-checked against Russian and Adyghe food sources.
- Circassian app: audio course, Kabardian and Adyghe (the kitchen words: cheese, meat, milk, bread, tea, water, food, delicious), and the lessonsโ vocabulary (chicken, salt, butter, honey).
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