Flatbread is a special type of pastry, which is more commonly used in Eastern countries, Central Asia and the Caucasus. As a rule, in these regions, flatbread replaces bread. It is difficult to say what this substitution is connected with. Probably, it was much easier for many peoples to prepare flatbread than bread. Most nomads could not afford to build an oven because they were constantly moving around the location. Therefore, bread was not baked. flatbreads
were cooked in a skillet, which was compact and mobile. After many centuries, people continued to cook flatbread in their homes. It is hard to find a resident of Central Asia who would not know how to cook flatbread. Let us tell you one of the ways of making flatbread.
Ingredients for flatbread:
- flour – 600 g;
- salt – 1 tsp;
- vegetable oil – 20 ml;
- boiling water – 350 ml;
- minced meat – 500 g;
- onion – 2 pcs;
- red pepper – ½ pcs;
- green pepper – ½ pcs;
- tomato – pcs;
- tomato paste – 2 tsp;
- coriander;
- green onion – a bunch.
Preparation of tortillas:
In a bowl, mix flour with boiling water, pour in vegetable oil, salt the mixture. With a spatula knead elastic dough. When the dough has cooled, continue kneading with your hands. Chop
the onions finely
.
Peel the insides of the peppers and chop them into small cubes. Chop the tomato
. Put the onion in the frying pan and fry lightly. Add minced onion, tomato paste, coriander, salt and black pepper to taste, mix.
Add green and red peppers and
tomato to the
mixture, mix and fry the stuffing
.
Chop green onions and add them to the fried vegetables and stuffing.
Divide the dough into 12 equal parts, roll each part into a thin layer. Put stuffing in 6 layers, spread it on the surface.
Cover the stuffing with the remaining layers, seal the edges of each flatbread.
Heat 500 ml of vegetable oil in a frying pan and place a flatbread on the surface.
Fry the tortillas in the frying pan on both sides until golden.
You get tortillas with meat filling. This is a great way to diversify your diet by serving flatbreads instead of meat pies for dinner.
