Qutab

Qutab

Kükü and Gutab
Course	Main course
Place of origin	Azerbaijan
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Beef, leek, pumpkin
Variations	Yashyl qutab (green qutab), qutab with pumpkin, qarın qutabı, shamakhy qutab, corat qutab, dəvə qutab
Media: Qutab

Qutab (Azerbaijani pronunciation: [ɡuˈtɑb]), is an Azerbaijani dish made from thinly rolled dough that is cooked briefly on a convex griddle known as a saj.

Composition

When the weather gets warmer, the number of dishes made from wild plants increases. Qutab belongs to Azerbaijani cuisine and later on, it was popular in other South Caucasian cuisines as well. Qutab is made by creating a stiff dough from flour, water, eggs, and salt. The dough is rolled into a thin circular layer and the middle of each circle filled with stuffing before finally being folded into a crescent shape. The resulting patties are griddled on both sides and served by pouring over butter on top. Qutab is usually served with yoghurt with green coriander, fennel and sumac.

Variations

There are many variations of qutab: usually, pumpkin and greens are used as fillings. There are also Shamakhy qutab, Yashyl Qutab and Qarın qutabı, quzu qutabı (lamb), deve qutabi specific for Jorat settlement. They are regional variations of qutab in Azerbaijan.

See also

• Chiburekki
• Gözleme
• Haliva
• Qottab