AuthorbaidooneMutabbaq, Mutabaq or Mutabak is a street food which originated in southern Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It has many variations, including a sweet and a savoury version.
Preheat oven to 355 F degrees.
Sift the flour into a large bowl, then add the salt and baking powder, egg and butter. Mix all together and gradually add water until the dough is sticky. Cover and put aside for 1 hour.
Heat the butter in a pan, add the minced meat and brown, then add onion, garlic, salt, black pepper, spices and mix all together.
When it's cooked, add the cup of shredded carrots, half a cup of green peas, coriander and mix till they are all cooked.
Add the beaten egg and mix all the ingredients very well for 1 minute .
Roll out the dough on a clean table with some flour, make sure its thin.
Put the stuffing on the dough, close it to shape an envelope, repeat till your dough is finished
Heat butter and spread it on a cooking tray.
Put the Mutabaq on the tray (making sure that there is enough space between each one) and brush with butter.
Bake for 5 min only or till its color changes, flip the Murtabak to the other side and bake for another 5 min until golden then serve.
Sauce preparation: Combine yogurt, minced garlic and chopped mint and mix. Then add lemon juice and mix.
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 355 F degrees.
Sift the flour into a large bowl, then add the salt and baking powder, egg and butter. Mix all together and gradually add water until the dough is sticky. Cover and put aside for 1 hour.
Heat the butter in a pan, add the minced meat and brown, then add onion, garlic, salt, black pepper, spices and mix all together.
When it's cooked, add the cup of shredded carrots, half a cup of green peas, coriander and mix till they are all cooked.
Add the beaten egg and mix all the ingredients very well for 1 minute .
Roll out the dough on a clean table with some flour, make sure its thin.
Put the stuffing on the dough, close it to shape an envelope, repeat till your dough is finished
Heat butter and spread it on a cooking tray.
Put the Mutabaq on the tray (making sure that there is enough space between each one) and brush with butter.
Bake for 5 min only or till its color changes, flip the Murtabak to the other side and bake for another 5 min until golden then serve.
Sauce preparation: Combine yogurt, minced garlic and chopped mint and mix. Then add lemon juice and mix.