Tatar kıstıbıy with potatoes

Tatar kıstıbıy with potatoes

Main dishes

Thin, crispy potato pancakes cooked in a frying pan, then filled with mashed potatoes and butter, and folded in half. Simple and comforting.

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The kıstıbıy is a specialty of Tatar cuisine: thin, dry-fried dough patties, filled here with mashed potatoes, and then folded over.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$2.57 $0.43 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.11
  • $1.06
  • $0.40

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the potatoes and boil them. Mash them with butter, salt, and pepper to create a puree.
  2. Knead the dough, then roll it out into small, hand-sized discs. ≈ 4 min
  3. Cook each pancake in a hot, dry frying pan for about 1 to 2 minutes per side, being careful not to overcook them. Cover them with a dishcloth after cooking to prevent them from breaking when folded.
  4. Spread half of the cooked pancake with mashed potatoes, then fold the other half over. ≈ 10 min

The bill

Tatar kıstıbıy with potatoes

  • 120 g of butter$1.11
  • 500 g of ground apples$1.06
  • black pepper$0.40

Total$2.57

that's $0.43 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of unrisen dumpling dough
  • 120 g of butter
  • 500 g of ground apples
  • A pinch of salt
  • black pepper

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