Azerbaijani Kutabs (Herb and Cheese Flatbreads)

Simple unleavened turnovers with all kinds of fillings—quick and delicious! These juicy little flatbreads are best eaten right off the pan.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 16 % 8 g
Fats 12 % 6 g
Carbohydrates 71 % 35 g
224 kcal
GI: 0 / 0 / 100

Cooking method

Cooking time: 40 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    To make Azerbaijani herb kutabs, gather the ingredients on the list: flour, water, and salt for the dough, plus herbs, cheese, salt, and pepper for the filling.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    For the filling, chop the herbs, grate the cheese, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Mix well and add a little butter.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Make a simple dough from flour, water, and salt. Let it rest a while to relax, then roll it into a log and cut it into pieces.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Roll each piece out very thin, almost translucent. Put the filling on one half, fold the other half over, and seal the kutab shut.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Cook the kutabs in a dry skillet, covered, flipping to brown both sides.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Stack the finished kutabs, brushing each one with butter.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Serve them piping hot with a cup of hot sweet tea. Enjoy!

  • Azerbaijani kutabs can be made in all sizes—anywhere from palm-sized to nearly two feet across.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Dutch cheese - 352  kcal/100g
  • Swiss cheese - 335  kcal/100g
  • Russian cheese - 366  kcal/100g
  • Kostroma cheese - 345  kcal/100g
  • Yaroslavsky cheese - 361  kcal/100g
  • Altai cheese 50% fat content - 356  kcal/100g
  • Soviet cheese - 400  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'steppe' - 362  kcal/100g
  • Uglich cheese - 347  kcal/100g
  • Poshekhonsky cheese - 350  kcal/100g
  • Lambert cheese - 377  kcal/100g
  • Appnzeller cheese with 50% fat content - 400  kcal/100g
  • Chester cheese with 50% fat content - 363  kcal/100g
  • Edamer cheese with 40% fat content - 340  kcal/100g
  • Cheese with mushrooms of 50% fat content - 395  kcal/100g
  • Emmental cheese with 45% fat content - 420  kcal/100g
  • Gouda cheese with 45% fat content - 356  kcal/100g
  • Aiadeus cheese - 364  kcal/100g
  • Dom blanc cheese (semi-hard) - 360  kcal/100g
  • Lo spalmino cheese - 61  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'etorki' (sheep, hard) - 401  kcal/100g
  • White cheese - 100  kcal/100g
  • Fat yellow cheese - 260  kcal/100g
  • Altai cheese - 355  kcal/100g
  • Kaunas cheese - 355  kcal/100g
  • Latvian cheese - 316  kcal/100g
  • Limburger cheese - 327  kcal/100g
  • Lithuanian cheese - 250  kcal/100g
  • Lake cheese - 350  kcal/100g
  • Gruyere cheese - 396  kcal/100g
  • Dried ground cilantro - 216  kcal/100g
  • Coriander - 25  kcal/100g
  • Cilantro, coriander - 25  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45  kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour - 325  kcal/100g

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