Savoury pastries filled with herbs and cheese (qutab)

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

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$25.83 $2.58 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

10 people
  • $5.06
  • $0.29
  • $9.05
  • $10.13
  • $0.79
  • $0.09
  • $0.08
  • $0.08
  • $0.26

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the herbs and chop them. ≈ 8 min
  2. Add crumbled cheese or dry cottage cheese, salt, and pepper to taste, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the golden onion to the oil paint. ≈ 3 min
  4. Sift the flour. ≈ 2 min
  5. Add the water and salt, then knead into a firm dough. ≈ 10 min
  6. Divide the dough into balls and flatten each into a thin disc. ≈ 10 min
  7. Place the filling on one half of the pancake. ≈ 3 min
  8. Fold the other half over and shape it into a crescent. ≈ 10 min
  9. Have both sides of the pan be gilded.

The bill

Shoes filled with herbs and cheese (qutab)

  • 600 g of spinach$5.06
  • 200 g of onion$0.29
  • 300 g of cilantro$9.05
  • 200 g of dill$10.13
  • 600 g of wheat flour$0.79
  • 10 g of melted butter$0.09
  • 20 g of lavash bread$0.08
  • salt$0.08
  • pepper$0.26

Total$25.83

that's $2.58 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 600 g of spinach
  • 200 g of onion
  • 300 g of cilantro
  • 60 g of hard cheese or dry ricotta
  • 200 g of dill
  • 600 g of wheat flour
  • 10 g of melted butter
  • 20 g of lavash bread
  • 200 g of yogurt
  • salt
  • pepper

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