Azerbaijani kutabs with cottage cheese

Cookinero 1 May 2025

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Azerbaijani kutabs, or flatbreads made from unleavened dough with a filling that are fried in a frying pan without oil, can be made in a regular kitchen at home. Cooking kutabs requires attention and skill, but a step-by-step recipe will help you make them with the same success with which you can cook more familiar food. Cooking homemade kutabs with cottage cheese according to the tradition of northern Azerbaijan can be turned into an interesting show for guests and make tea drinking a bright southern holiday.

How to cook Azerbaijani kutabs with cottage cheese

Step 1

Knead the dough. Dissolve salt in water and begin to carefully pour in the sifted flour, mixing it. Mix the flour and water thoroughly until a thick, dense mass is formed. Place the mass on a wooden board and knead the dough until it begins to come away from your palms. The dough should become soft and pliable. Put the dough in a container and cover with cling film. Leave in a warm place for 15 minutes.

Step 2

Prepare the filling. Mash the cottage cheese with a fork, salt it and mix with parsley.

Step 3

Make kutabs. Form 6-8 even round lumps from the dough. Make sure the lumps do not crack at the edges. Roll each lump with a rolling pin into a round flatbread about 2 mm thick. Put cottage cheese with herbs on one half of the flatbread, cover and press tightly along the edges with the other half. Lightly press the semicircular edge on both sides to prevent the edges from coming apart during frying. Shake off excess flour from the flatbreads so that it does not burn.

Step 4

Fry the kutaby. Take the butter out of the refrigerator. Heat a dry frying pan on the stove and fry the kutaby on both sides until a noticeable crust appears. Place the finished kutaby on a plate and grease with a piece of butter.