World Flavors Cookbook

Qutab (Stuffed Flatbread)

Name: Qutab (Stuffed Flatbread)
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Azerbaijan
Ingredients: Dough: 2 cups flour, water, salt. Herb filling: 1 kg mixed greens (cilantro, dill, green onion, sorrel, spinach). Meat filling: ground lamb and onion. Butter; Sumac

Thin, crescent-shaped flatbreads filled with fresh herbs, pumpkin, or meat, griddled on a hot saj.

Cuisine: Azerbaijan

Ingredients

Dough: 2 cups flour, water, salt. Herb filling: 1 kg mixed greens (cilantro, dill, green onion, sorrel, spinach). Meat filling: ground lamb and onion. Butter
Sumac

Instructions

1. Prepare a simple firm dough and roll into paper-thin circles. 2. For herb qutab, mix chopped greens with salt. 3. Place a layer of filling on half the dough circle, fold into a semi-circle, and seal the edges. 4. Griddle on a dry hot surface (saj) for 2 minutes per side. 5. Brush generously with melted butter and sprinkle with sumac while hot.