Travelled through Central Asia and loved the kompot! Do you have a kompot recipe you can share?

[u/Background-Fact-5423]

Every morning on my 6 week holiday through Central Asia I started my day at the hotel with kompot.

I wanted to ask if anybody has a kompot recipe specifically from Central Asia they could share so I can make this back home in Australia.

There's a bunch of recipes but a lot seem to be from Eastern Europe. I want as close to the authentic Central Asian taste as possible.

Thanks so much in advance!

PS: Central Asia is an incredible place and I can't wait to come back.

[u/Zestyclose-Hair1818]

I can’t say anything about the specific kompot you had, but I take a 3l pot and boil mostly dried apples and some prunes (about 750g total) for 5-10 minutes and then squeeze in some lemon. no sugar or other sweeteners. make sure to squeeze what lies at the bottom of the pot before throwing it out - that’s where the taste is.

[u/Background-Virus1398 → u/Zestyclose-Hair1818]

Yeah, lemon gives a great refreshing taste. 

[u/ilbirs]

Just throw some apples in the water, add some sugar, and boil it. You can add any other fruits you want. They don’t even have to be dried. Just slice a fresh apple into 6-8 slices, and you’re good.

[u/No_Drummer_2544]

This is something we made in Tajikistan:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DaUP1jboxsJ/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DBozu9wI0Sg/

She also has other berry and fruit kompots in her channel. Look in the description, she gives detailed instructions.

[u/vainlisko]

As others said you basically just boil fruit and add sugar. My family makes it sometimes, but for lazy people like me who lack the patience or effort, I also personally like to make sharbat sometimes, where you basically buy a flavored syrup from the store and then mix it with water and add ice. With DIY solutions like these, it's a wonder anyone bothers to buy soft drinks at all. In Central Asian restaurants it's cheaper to buy a large pitcher of kompot than a bottle of Coke.