Azerbaijani kutabs with greens

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 50 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make kutabs with herbs in Azerbaijani style? Very simple and fast. Prepare the necessary ingredients. It's better to start by preparing the dough. Take the highest grade flour. Any vegetable oil will do. I have aromatic unrefined sunflower.

2. STEP 2

   

   Sift the flour into a bowl, this will saturate it with oxygen and the dough will be more tender. Add salt and stir. Make a well in the flour. Pour hot water and vegetable oil into the flour in a thin stream. Quickly knead into a soft, fluffy, elastic, homogeneous dough, adding more flour if necessary.

3. STEP 3

   

   Please note that you may need more or less flour. But don't rush to flour the whole dough trying to get rid of stickiness. Otherwise, the dough will become rubbery and unyielding. It is better to sprinkle the table and rolling pin with flour when rolling. The dough itself will take as much as it needs.

4. STEP 4

   

   Roll the dough into a ball, wrap in cling film or a bag and leave to rest and cool for 10-15 minutes. You can also knead the dough in water at room temperature. I did this and that. Cold water makes the dough softer and more elastic. For more information about flour, read the article below the steps.

5. STEP 5

   

   Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Select a set of greens to your liking. I have dill, cilantro and parsley. Options with green onions, basil, wild garlic, etc. are also possible.

6. STEP 6

   

   Wash all greens and dry. Place the greens in a blender and grind into a paste. If you don’t have a blender, you can chop the greens very finely with a knife.

7. STEP 7

   

   Crumble the cheese with your hands. You can use any cheese: Adyghe, Caucasian, feta cheese, feta, etc.). Read about different types of cheeses in the article at the end of this recipe under the steps.

8. STEP 8

   

   In a bowl, combine chopped herbs and cheese and stir. Taste the cheese first. If it is salty enough, you don't have to add spices. If the taste is neutral, then you can add additional salt and pepper to the filling.

9. STEP 9

   

   Divide the dough into 6-8 equal parts. Roll each part into a thin circle. Place 2-3 tbsp on one side of the circle. l. filling and smooth out.

10. STEP 10

    

    Cover with the second part of the dough. Pinch the edges.

11. STEP 11

    

    Fry the pieces in a dry frying pan over medium heat on both sides until golden spots appear. Read articles on these topics for how to choose a frying pan. Link at the end of the recipe.

12. STEP 12

    

    Grease the finished hot kutabs with herbs and cheese with butter and serve immediately hot. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Tanuska-ps

08.08.2023

4.8

I cook these kutabs with meat. Incredibly delicious!

Lotus

08.08.2023

4.5

I wanted some quick savory baked goods, and this is where the recipe for Azerbaijani kutabs with herbs came in handy. For the filling I use feta cheese, parsley and dill. The dough is kneaded once or twice. True, I made a mistake, I threw in all the flour at once, which made it difficult to knead)) But I corrected the situation by adding a small amount of boiled water. That helped! And when the dough rested in the bag while I prepared the filling, it became absolutely perfect. Regarding the filling: maybe I came across this kind of cheese, but the cheese I had was very salty. Perhaps it should be diluted with some other soft cheese with less saltiness. Adyghe would be just right. But there was no turning back, but there was salty cheese. In the end, I divided everything into six parts. It turned out to be very easy to work with the dough: both roll it out and join the edges. It’s convenient that the kutabs are fried in a dry frying pan, ideal. I greased the finished kutabs with butter, and they began to look even more appetizing. The end result was delicious! If it weren’t for my mistake with cheese, it would have been even better))) But nevertheless, even such salty ones went great with tea. Thanks for the recipe! Very simple, quick and really tasty! Next time I'll try it with a different cheese.

Mya-cha

08.08.2023

4.8

I made Azerbaijani kutabs with herbs for breakfast. It didn’t take very much time to prepare, about 40 minutes. From the greens I chose parsley and cilantro. The kutabs turned out very tasty and juicy. In the heat of the moment they are simply amazing! The whole family was pleased with the breakfast. I served kutabs with sweet tea. Thank you very much for the recipe!