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Savoury pastries filled with herbs and cheese (qutab)

Herb and cheese turnovers (qutab)

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Thin, crescent-shaped pancakes filled with fresh herbs, spinach, cheese, and caramelized onions, then pan-fried. A classic dish from Azerbaijan.

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Recipe from Irada, Chem316, Cekli829, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Qutab is a thin, crescent-shaped Azerbaijani pancake filled with a mixture of fresh herbs, spinach, and cheese. It is cooked in a frying pan on both sides until golden brown. Serve it hot, with yogurt.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

10 people
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Directions

  1. Wash the herbs and spinach, and chop them. ≈ 8 min
  2. Add the crumbled cheese, salt, and pepper to taste, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the chopped, golden-brown onion to the oil. ≈ 3 min
  4. Sift the flour, add water and salt, and knead into a firm dough. ≈ 10 min
  5. Divide it into small balls and flatten each ball into a very thin disc. ≈ 10 min
  6. Place the filling on one half of each pancake, fold in half to form a crescent shape, and pinch the edges to seal. ≈ 3 min
  7. Cook both sides in a dry frying pan, then brush with melted butter.
  8. Serve with the yogurt and lavachana. ≈ 2 min

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Ingredients

  • 600 g of spinach
  • 200 g of onion
  • 300 g of cilantro
  • 60 g of cheese or salted cheese (such as “shor”)
  • 200 g of dill
  • 600 g of wheat flour
  • water
  • oil for onions
  • 10 g of melted butter
  • 20 g of lavachana (dried, sour plum paste)
  • 200 g of yogurt
  • salt and pepper

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