Kutaby - 8 step by step recipes

Kutaby is a traditional dish of Azerbaijani cuisine that will not leave anyone indifferent. Thin crunchy dough with a juicy ‘surprise inside: Meat, various cheeses with the addition of fresh aromatic herbs and even ripe pomegranate grains are most often used for the filling.

Juicy kutabs with cheese and herbs

Juicy cheese cakes - kutabs, are very easy to prepare and are great with beef and veal kebabs. An excellent addition to any hot dish, it is perfectly complemented by lean vegetable snacks.

Cooking time - 30 minutes.

Cooking time - 25 minutes

Portions – 6.

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  Let's start with the dough: in a deep container, mix the flour with salt and vegetable oil, add boiling water in a thin stream and knead until an elastic light consistency. Leave to cool slightly, literally for 5-10 minutes.
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  For the filling, grind the greens in a blender (you can use any greens you like) and mix with brine cheese.
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  Divide the rested dough into 8-9 even pieces. We roll each into the thinnest possible round cake.
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  Put a few tablespoons of the fragrant filling on one half.
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  Cover the cheese with herbs with the second half and pinch the edges tightly.
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  Fry the kutabs in a dry hot frying pan until golden, transfer to a plate and coat with butter on both sides. Bon Appetit!

How to cook kutabs with meat at home?

The classics of Azerbaijani cuisine are juicy and aromatic tortillas stuffed with veal, which are called "kutabs". Many believe that this is an analogue of our pasties, however, this is not entirely true. Unlike pasties, for the classics of the Caucasus, the dough is prepared only from flour, water and oil, and the flat cakes are fried in a dry pan, not deep-fried.

Cooking time - 35 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 8.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Flour - 300 gr.
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Water - ½ tbsp.
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon

For filling:

• Veal - 400 gr.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Water - ½ tbsp.

Additionally:

• Butter - for serving.

Cooking process:

1. We will prepare all the necessary components: we will measure all bulk products and meat with the help of kitchen gram scales.
2. Pour 300 grams of sifted flour onto a clean work surface, form a mound, in the center of which we make a depression and pour in half a glass of warm boiled water, vegetable oil and a teaspoon of salt. Knead a soft pliable dough with your hands.
3. We form a rather thick sausage, wrap it in cling film and put it “to rest” for half an hour in the refrigerator.
4. While the dough is right, prepare the meat filling. Grind the veal together with the onion to the consistency of minced meat. After half an hour, take out the dough and divide it into 10-12 equal parts. Each piece, using a rolling pin, is rolled into the thinnest possible round cake.
5. On one half of a circle of dough, lay out the meat and onions in an even layer and cover with the other half, pinch the edges firmly with fingers dipped in water.
6. Heat the pan without adding oil and fry the kutabs on both sides until golden brown.
7. Grease hot cakes with melted butter and serve. Bon Appetit!

A simple and delicious recipe for kutabs with potatoes

Fast, insanely tasty and, most importantly, a budget dish, one of the most affordable products that you can buy at any grocery store. Kutaby is a great snack that allows you to feel full for a long time.

Cooking time - 1 h. 5 min.

Cooking time - 25 minutes

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Water - 110 ml.
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon
• Salt - ½ tsp
• Flour - 200 gr.
• Potatoes - 3 pcs.
• Butter - 50 gr.
• Greens - 20 gr.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Let's start cooking with the filling. To do this, thoroughly wash three medium potatoes under running water from all contaminants and boil in their uniform until tender, in salted water.
2. Let's make the dough. Pour the required amount of sifted flour into a deep plate and mix with salt. Then in the center we make a depression and pour 110 milliliters of dark water and one spoonful of vegetable oil there.
3. Knead a soft elastic dough with your hands.
4. Then cover the dough with a cloth or cling film and leave to "rest" for 10-15 minutes.
5. While the base of the kutabs is suitable, let's finish with the filling. Remove the skin from the cooled potatoes and knead to the consistency of mashed potatoes, salt and pepper to your liking.
6. Grind the herbs for a rich color and aroma. Chives, parsley, and cilantro are great.
7. We combine the components of the filling: mashed potatoes and chopped greens.
8. Let's start assembling. Divide the dough into pieces of the same size and roll each piece into a thin cake.
9. Put 1-2 tablespoons of the filling on half of the flour base.
10. Cover the mashed potatoes with herbs with the second part of the tortilla and pinch the edges (you can press down with the cloves of a fork, or you can just fasten it with wet fingers).
11. Fry the blanks in a hot pan for 2-3 minutes, remove from heat and immediately coat with butter for a unique aroma. Bon Appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for making kutabs with pumpkin

Pumpkin is not only healthy, but also very tasty vegetable. Combined with a thin crunchy dough, the bright orange spicy filling made from baked pumpkin is a great option for a healthy, vitamin-filled snack that will appeal not only to adults, but also to children.

Cooking time - 1 h. 5 min.

Cooking time - 30 minutes.

Servings - 7.

Ingredients:

• Flour - 2 tbsp.
• Water (warm) - ½ tbsp.
• Salt - ½ tsp
• Granulated sugar - 1 tablespoon
• Pumpkin - 250-350 gr.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

1. First, we will prepare the main products and measure the required amount of bulk ingredients.
2. For the dough in a deep container, knead the sifted flour, salt and half a glass of warm water. Knead the soft elastic dough with your hands, wrap it in plastic wrap and remove the "rest" for 30 minutes.
3. Cooking the filling. Remove the dense skin from the pumpkin, and cut the pulp into medium-sized cubes.
4. We bake the vegetable cubes in the oven or steam them until each piece is soft. Then we interrupt with a blender and add one tablespoon of granulated sugar.
5. We begin to collect kutabs. We form a sausage from the dough and cut it into shares of equal size. Roll each piece into a very thin round cake using a rolling pin. Put 2 tablespoons of mashed pumpkin on one half of the "pancake".
6. We pinch the edges of the two halves, pressing tightly with our fingers soaked in water.
7. Fry in vegetable oil or in a dry frying pan for 1-2 minutes on each side, until golden brown.

Serve hot. Bon Appetit!

Azerbaijani style gutabs with herbs

It is always very interesting to try traditional dishes of various cuisines, and traditional dishes of the Caucasus are always something very aromatic, spicy and unusual. Today we will make crispy kutabs - a thin flatbread stuffed with cilantro, parsley, green onions and more.This appetizer is great for complementing meat dishes, replacing bread.

Cooking time - 1 h. 30 min.

Cooking time - 35 minutes

Portions – 5-6.

Ingredients:

• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon
• Butter - 20-30 gr.
• Salt to taste.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Flour - 3 tbsp.
• Greens (any) - 400 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Let's start with the test. To prepare it, mix the sifted flour with salt in a deep plate and gradually pour in warm water with the addition of one tablespoon of vegetable oil. Knead the mass well, form a ball, cover with cling film or a towel and put it in a warm place for half an hour.
2. For the filling, take one medium-sized onion, peel and chop. Fry in butter for 5-7 minutes.
3. While the onions are fried, finely chop the selected greens and send them to the pan, mix thoroughly, salt to taste and remove from heat.
4. Put the "rested" dough on a surface lightly sprinkled with flour, and divide into pieces of the same size. Roll each part as thin as possible into a round cake.
5. Put the filling on one half of the cake, be sure to evenly layer it and cover with the second half of the dough. With fingers dipped in water, tightly seal the edges.
6. Fry the blanks in a hot pan without adding oil, cook for about 1-2 minutes on each side, until golden brown. As soon as we remove the kutabs from the heat, immediately coat with butter and serve. Bon Appetit!

Kutabs with cottage cheese and herbs at home

The classic way of preparing Azerbaijani kutabs with traditional filling: from cottage cheese with herbs. Thin, lean flatbread with a spicy, aromatic filling is a great alternative to bread.

Cooking time - 50 minutes

Cooking time - 25 minutes

Portions – 6-7.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Flour - 320 gr.
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Water - 250 ml.
• Soda - 1 pinch.

For filling:

• Greens - 50 gr.
• Cottage cheese - 300 gr.
• Salt - ½ tsp
• Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
• Butter - for serving.

Cooking process:

1. We start cooking with the dough. To prepare it, add salt and a pinch of salt to the water, mix and gradually introduce the sifted flour. Actively knead the elastic dough with your hands, then cover it with a cloth and put it in a warm place for 30 minutes.
2. For the filling, knead the curd thoroughly with a fork and mix with chopped herbs.
3. Divide the rested dough into pieces of the same size.
4. Roll each piece as thinly as possible into a circle using a rolling pin.
5. Put a few tablespoons of the filling on half of the cake.
6. We close the greens with cottage cheese with the second half, firmly pinch the edges with our fingers.
7. Fry the workpieces in a hot frying pan greased with vegetable oil. Frying should be continued for 3-4 minutes on each side. As soon as we remove the cake from the heat, coat it with butter and serve it to the table. Bon Appetit!

A quick and easy recipe for pita kutabs

The original method of making kutabs - the lean dough in this recipe is replaced with wheat lavash, and the crescent shape of each flat cake is changed to an envelope. The combination of greens and cheese is a win-win filling option that will appeal to absolutely everyone.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions - 10 pieces.

Ingredients:

• Lavash - 2 pcs.
• Cheese - 350 gr.
• Green onions - ½ bunch.
• Cilantro - ½ bundle.
• Sunflower oil - 5 tablespoons
• Salt to taste.

Cooking process:

1. For the filling, rub the cheese on a coarse grater (preferably hard cheese).
2. Finely chop the onion and cilantro with a sharp knife.
3. Mix herbs and grated cheese, add salt to your liking.
4. Cut thin pita bread into squares of the same size.
5. We wrap the contents like an envelope.
6. We repeat the manipulation until we use all the pita bread.
7. Fry the workpieces in vegetable oil for 1-2 minutes.
8. Then turn over and cook until golden, appetizing on the other side.
9. Remove the envelopes from the pan and place them on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
10. Serve immediately hot.
11. Kutabs go well with sour cream and garlic sauce. Bon Appetit!

How to make juicy spinach kutabs?

A fragrant, juicy and savory filling for crescent-shaped flatbreads is an assortment of greens. Thin unleavened dough goes well with spinach, sorrel and green onions, it is these components that do not give off bitterness after heat treatment.

Cooking time - 35 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions - 15 pcs.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Flour - 500 gr.
• Water - 250 ml.
• Salt - ½ tablespoon
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon

For filling:

• Spinach (fresh) - 500 gr.
• Sorrel - 150 gr.
• Green onions - 50 gr.
• Onions - 1 pc.

For refueling:

• Lemon juice - 50-70 ml.
• Salt to taste.
• Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons

Cooking process:

1. Let's start with the test. To prepare it, add salt to the water and actively stir until the salt crystals are completely dissolved, also add a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Sift the flour into a deep plate and fill it with previously prepared water, knead the dough.
2. We form a ball, cover with foil and put away in a warm place for 20-25 minutes.
3. For the filling, thoroughly rinse all the greens under running water and allow time to dry. Then we remove all dense stems and roots, leaving only juicy green leaves and feathers.
4. Chop spinach, sorrel and green onions as finely as possible. We also add chopped onions to the greens.
5. We fill the resulting mass with lemon juice, vegetable oil, be sure to salt. Mix well and our filling is ready.
6. Divide the rested dough into 4 equal parts and form strips of the same thickness (about 2-3 centimeters). Each "sausage" is cut into smaller pieces.
7. Roll each small piece into a ball.
8. We sprinkle each ball and use a rolling pin to roll it into a very thin round cake. Put the filling on half of the dough and cover with the rest, press lightly, releasing excess air.
9. With a knife or a special device, cut off the excess dough along the edges, so that each kutab resembles a crescent in shape.
10. In a hot dry frying pan, fry all the stuffed tortillas until golden brown on both sides.
11. Sparing no regrets, grease hot kutabs with butter and enjoy. Bon Appetit!