Cutaba recipe with greens

Kutaba, or gutaba, are Azerbaijani thin tortillas filled with greens and cheese or dry cottage cheese. They are prepared from a fresh low-calorie dough in the form of a crescent. Oriental cooks roast kutaba in a dry very hot pan not long, only before the appearance of a golden crust.



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The herbs in the filling remain fresh, juicy, retain their taste and aroma, the cheese melts a little. Imagine the smells that fill the whole house! The main secret of proper kutabs is thinly rolled dough. The thinner it is, the more delicious the dish is.

Ready cakes are lubricated with butter, folded with a stack and served to the table with sour cream or delicious sauce, for example, tomato with mint or yogurt with cilantro. Especially good kutabs with a mug of cold frothy beer - a real holiday of taste!

Kutabas with green ingredients

• 500g flour
• 1 tbsp water
• 100g brine cheese or cottage cheese
• 120g green onions, parsley, dill, cilantro
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 50g butter
• 1 tsp salt
• peppery

Preparation

1. Soak in a bowl of flour through a sieve or a dud, so that it is enriched with oxygen and the dough comes out homogeneous.
2. In a glass of hot water dissolve salt. Pour water and vegetable oil into the dough. While the mass is hot, mix it with a spoon. When the dough cools a little, knead it with your hands. It should be sufficiently dense and should not break.
   
   
   
   
3. Transfer the dough to a flat surface, powdered with flour. Mix with your hands for 5 minutes until the dough is very smooth, elastic and elastic. Place it in a plastic bag and let it rest for 30 minutes.
   
   
   
   
4. While the dough is resting, prepare the filling. Grate cheese on a large grater. If you have soft cheese, like feta, brynza, cottage cheese, then just break it with a fork.
5. Add to the cheese finely chopped greens, black pepper and stir. If the cheese is salty enough, don’t add salt.
   
   
   
   
6. Roll the dough into a sausage and divide it into 12 equal parts. Form them balls and cover them with food film, so that the dough does not wind up.
   
   
   
   
7. Lubricate the working surface with vegetable oil and roll out the tortilla balls as thinly as possible.
   
   
   
   
8. Put the filling on one half of the sheet and distribute it without reaching the edge. Cover the second half of the dough and gently push the air out of the cake. Press the edge of the kutab with your fingers and fill them well. To make the cake attractive, cut the edges with a figure knife or a pizza knife.
   
   
   
   
9. Fry flatbread in a completely dry pan without oil for 2 minutes on each side on a medium heat until the appearance of golden tans.
   
   
   
   
10. Roasted kutabs stack on a plate, grease with melted butter and cover with a lid. Let the dish cool a little and serve it to the table. Bon appetit!

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Obviously, there is no difficulty in preparing. It's very simple and fast. Azerbaijani kutaba It is so delicious that it is impossible to break away! In addition, the filling can be any, for example, potato or meat. Perfect for filling cakes and Adyghe cheese, suluguni, cheddar, mozzarella.

Cakes are almost the oldest culinary invention of mankind, they have been prepared in different countries of the world in their own way for centuries. For example, Mexico cannot be imagined without traditional enchilada.

Try making kutaba at home, serve it to the soup for lunch. You'll see, your family will love this delicious snack! Cook with soul and love, make sure to share the recipe on Facebook.