Since there is no single recipe for khachapuri , various Georgian regions have become the progenitors of a number of varieties of this dish based on cheese and dough. Without an oven, that is directly on a frying pan, it is possible to prepare Imeritinsky khachpuri, representing a thin flat cake, inside of which there is a cheese filling.
Khachapuri with cheese on a frying pan - recipe
Ingredients:
- yoghurt or matzoni - 500 ml;
- egg yolk - 1 piece;
- whole egg - 1 piece;
- sugar - 15 g;
- flour - 600 g;
- baking powder - 7 g;
- cheese - 530 g;
- butter - 90 g.
Preparation
We beat the matzoni or yogurt with sugar and egg yolk. In the liquid mixture, pour the flour mixed with the baking powder, carefully mix everything and leave for an hour.
In the meantime, we take up the simple cheese filling. The basis can be taken as a traditional Georgian cheese of the Chkinti-kveli, and a more accessible option such as suluguni, which, according to a common misconception, is considered a traditional addition to khachapuri. Mix the grated cheese with the egg and ground pepper, put the stuffing aside.
The rest of the dough is divided into 8 portions, each of which is rolled into a small cake. In the center of the cake, put a handful of cheese filling, select the edges of the dough and trowel it in the center. Carefully roll out the ball with cheese filling up to 15 cm in diameter. Fry khachapuri on butter from both sides, one of the sides can be sprinkled with the remains of cheese.
The recipe for lazy khachapuri in a frying pan
Ingredients:
- cheese - 220 g;
- flour - 80 g;
- eggs - 2 pieces;
- kefir or matzoni - 150 ml;
- baking powder - 5 g.
Preparation
Lazy khachapuri in a frying pan for that and lazy, that are prepared in a few minutes. Rub the selected cheese into a bowl, mix it with egg and matzoni, and then, pouring flour with baking powder, knead a thick and uniform dough. Supplement the basis for khachapuri can be any fresh herbs and a pinch of salt in case the natural salinity of the cheese is not enough.
After pouring the mixture on the oiled surface, cook the fried khachapuri in a frying pan under the lid, on minimum fire, at first 5 minutes on one side, and then 2-3 more on the other.
Fast khachapuri recipe in a frying pan
Ingredients:
- flour - 690 g;
- matzoni - 480 ml;
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- butter - 45 g;
- food soda - 5 g;
- cheese or a mixture of cheeses - 1 kg.
Preparation
Before you cook khachapuri in a pan, sift flour with soda. We mix a pair of eggs with matzoni and melted butter. We pour in the liquids to the dry mix and for a long time knead the elastic and not sticky dough, the longer you knead, the better the gluten will form and the more light, thin and crunchy cakes will turn out. Cover the dough with a film and set aside.
While the dough is resting, rub the cheese with the remaining egg. If you want, you can add greens, but in the classic recipe this is not welcomed. We divide the dough into portions, roll them into flat cakes, put cheese stuffing in the center, tear the edges and roll them out again. Fast Khachapuri can only be fried in a frying pan on both sides and can be served.
Khachapuri with potatoes in a frying pan
Ingredients:
For the test:
- flour - 980 g;
- milk - 280 ml;
- egg - 1 piece;
- dry yeast - 10 g;
- sugar - 15 g.
For filling:
- potatoes (large) - 6 tubers;
- butter - 70 g;
- milk - 50 ml.
Preparation
We raise the yeast in warm milk with sugar and leave for 10 minutes. We drive into the yeast solution egg, add the flour and knead the dough. We give him to approach, having increased in size twice.
In the meantime we boil the potato tubers and paint them with milk and butter. We spread the mashed potatoes on the basis of the yeast dough, we select the edge of the dough. We roll khachapuri to a diameter of 15 cm and fry in butter until a crusty crust.