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I can't cook khachapuri on a speed as tasty as a Georgian hostess.
Khachapuri is a Georgian dish that can be prepared in different ways. Externally, khachapuri can look like a flatbread with cheese filling or cheesecake, in the center of which a scrambled egg sits. The name khachapuri is derived from the two words "hacho" - bread and "puri" - cheese, these are the mandatory ingredients of fragrant khachapuri. About how to cook khachapuri at home is not worse than Georgian hostess, we will definitely tell and share a simple recipe of khachapuri in Megrelian.
How many types of khachapuri exist, even professional Georgian chefs do not know. One thing is certain. In each region of Georgia, khachapuri is prepared differently. We will talk about the most popular types.
Khachapuri in Adjara The well-known boat with cheese and egg. At first, a similar part with cheese filling is baked. And at the end of cooking, a piece of butter is placed on the top of the khachapuri and one egg is gently driven in. The yolk must necessarily be liquid, since the peculiarity of khachapuri in Adjarian is that it is broken off in a piece and dipped into a liquid yolk.
In Georgia, khachapuri is prepared with a special ingredient that allows the dough to be soft and tasty. Housewives make both yeast and yeastless dough with matzoni, which is not found in our country. Mazoni is a sour-milk drink, a traditional product of Georgian and Armenian cuisine. Mazoni tastes like yogurt or liquid yogurt, it is used to prepare various dishes and drink for nothing.
Khachapuri can be made with leaven or kefir instead of matzoni. And you can try to make masonry yourself. If you know the recipe for delicious Georgian matzoni, share it in the comments, we and other readers will be very grateful to you.
The so-called Georgian lasagna is prepared from boiled thin layers of dough, which are transferred with cheese and butter and baked in the oven. This is one of the most difficult to prepare khachapuri, but also one of the most delicious dishes.
Guri khachapuri Closed cake in the shape of a crescent is prepared with cheese filling and chopped boiled eggs. In Guria, khachapuri is mandatory for Christmas.
Megrelian Khachapuri There is also Imereti Khachapuri. Basically, they are cooked the same way, in a pan. These are round cakes with cheese filling. Previously, such khachapuri ate shepherds, as prepared cakes without yeast and for their preparation does not need an oven, enough open fire. The difference is that the Megrelian khachapuri is sprinkled with cheese on top. This is the easiest khachapuri to make at home. Megrelian khachapuri is eaten both hot and cold with first courses.
The ingredients
Preparation
The beauty of Megrelian khachapuri is that the dough is prepared without yeast and the cakes themselves can be cooked very quickly in a pan and even on a campfire. How do you prepare khachapuri at home?
How many types of khachapuri exist, even professional Georgian chefs do not know. One thing is certain. In each region of Georgia, khachapuri is prepared differently. We will talk about the most popular types.
Khachapuri in Adjara The well-known boat with cheese and egg. At first, a similar part with cheese filling is baked. And at the end of cooking, a piece of butter is placed on the top of the khachapuri and one egg is gently driven in. The yolk must necessarily be liquid, since the peculiarity of khachapuri in Adjarian is that it is broken off in a piece and dipped into a liquid yolk.
In Georgia, khachapuri is prepared with a special ingredient that allows the dough to be soft and tasty. Housewives make both yeast and yeastless dough with matzoni, which is not found in our country. Mazoni is a sour-milk drink, a traditional product of Georgian and Armenian cuisine. Mazoni tastes like yogurt or liquid yogurt, it is used to prepare various dishes and drink for nothing.
Khachapuri can be made with leaven or kefir instead of matzoni. And you can try to make masonry yourself. If you know the recipe for delicious Georgian matzoni, share it in the comments, we and other readers will be very grateful to you.
The so-called Georgian lasagna is prepared from boiled thin layers of dough, which are transferred with cheese and butter and baked in the oven. This is one of the most difficult to prepare khachapuri, but also one of the most delicious dishes.
Guri khachapuri Closed cake in the shape of a crescent is prepared with cheese filling and chopped boiled eggs. In Guria, khachapuri is mandatory for Christmas.
Megrelian Khachapuri There is also Imereti Khachapuri. Basically, they are cooked the same way, in a pan. These are round cakes with cheese filling. Previously, such khachapuri ate shepherds, as prepared cakes without yeast and for their preparation does not need an oven, enough open fire. The difference is that the Megrelian khachapuri is sprinkled with cheese on top. This is the easiest khachapuri to make at home. Megrelian khachapuri is eaten both hot and cold with first courses.
The ingredients
- 500ml kefir
- 2 eggs
- 800g flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp soda
- 300g cottage cheese
- 300g brynza
- 60g butter
Preparation
- Ask for flour in a deep bowl and make a depression in the flour. In a separate bowl, mix kefir and 1 egg and pour them into a hole of flour. Add soda and salt and blend a soft elastic dough. When it stops sticking to your hands, the dough is ready.
- Rub the grater and mix with the cheese in a bowl. Instead of brynza, suluguni or Adyghe cheese can be used. Put an egg in the cheese mixture and mix it with a fork.
- Divide the dough into 6 identical parts. Roll a flatbread 7 mm thick and put the filling in it. Form a round cake and flatten it with your hands or roll with a roller. Georgians are advised to work with the dough with their hands, and many cooks do not use a roller-roller to make khachapuri.
- Burn a dry pan with a thick bottom and bake cakes on it for 2-3 minutes on each side on average heat.
- Put the cakes on a plate, smearing each khachapuri with butter. Bon appetit.
The beauty of Megrelian khachapuri is that the dough is prepared without yeast and the cakes themselves can be cooked very quickly in a pan and even on a campfire. How do you prepare khachapuri at home?
