World Flavors Cookbook

Chorek (Tandoor Flatbread)

Name: Chorek (Tandoor Flatbread)
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Turkmenistan
Ingredients: 1 kg Flour, 600ml Water, 1 tbsp Yeast, Salt, Sesame seeds.

The soul of the Turkmen kitchen, this round flatbread is baked in a traditional clay tandoor oven.

Cuisine: Turkmenistan

Ingredients

1 kg Flour, 600ml Water, 1 tbsp Yeast, Salt, Sesame seeds.

Instructions

1. Knead a firm dough and let rise. 2. Shape into thick rounds with a depressed center. 3. Prick the center with a pattern tool (chekich). 4. Slap against the wall of a hot tandoor and bake until golden.