Bread is the head of everything. People have been baking it since the beginning of time. Various types of cakes are especially popular, the recipes of which are found in any kitchen in the world:
• Shelpek - Asian tortilla.
• Khachapuri - Georgian tortilla with cheese.
• Tortilla - Mexican tortilla.
• Focaccia - tortilla from Italy.
• Pita bread - a cake of oriental cuisine.
Thin cakes are used as the basis for many dishes.
Consider how to make a shawarma cake at home.
Armenian lavash
To make thin cakes according to this recipe, you will need only three products: wheat flour (300 g), pure water (170 g) and salt (half a teaspoon).
Cooking process:
1. Boil water, add salt and set to cool (five minutes is enough).
2. Sift the flour.
3. Pour hot water into the flour in small portions, kneading a thick dough. At first, you can use a mixer, but in the end you still have to work with your hands. The finished dough should be very cool.
4. The base must be covered with a film or towel and let it infuse for half an hour.
5. Next, from a dense mass, a long sausage should be formed and cut into seven parts.
6. Each part must be rolled out very thinly.
7. Prepared cakes are placed on a dry hot pan and fried on both sides.
8. Finished products are laid out on a damp and well-wrung towel. After cooling, they will become very plastic.
Shawarma in Armenian
Armenian shawarma recipe in a flat cake (see the photo of the finished dish below), which will not leave anyone indifferent.
1. Take 400 g of chicken, salt and fry.
2. Mix 6 large spoons of mayonnaise and ketchup.
3. Add crushed clove of garlic and black pepper (ground).
4. Cut the round cake into two parts.
5. Lubricate both halves with the sauce and start spreading the filling: carrots, pickled in Korean (100 g), cucumbers, tomatoes (2 pcs.), One onion, meat, any greens.
6. Wrap in an envelope.
The indicated number of products is designed for two shawarma.
Georgian pita
This recipe will allow you to cook cakes that differ in special taste. Lavash will turn out magnificent, very soft, a little salty.
For the test you need:
• 300 g flour;
• a teaspoon of dried yeast;
• a teaspoon of sugar and salt;
• glass of water.
Loose food mix well. Heat the water slightly and combine with a mixture of dry ingredients. Knead the dough and cover it with a cloth. It should be infused for an hour. Tear off small pieces from the dough and sculpt round cakes. The rolling pin is not needed here, since it is better to work with hands with such a test. Bake pita bread in an oven preheated to 200 degrees.
Finished cakes should be covered with a towel and cool.
Georgian pita bread on the grill with cheese
1. Cut the cake into several corners. Carefully divide each serving into upper and lower portions.
2. Take any processed cheese, such as Amber. Add crushed garlic and herbs to taste. Stir everything well.
3. Spread the lower halves with the filling and cover with the second part.
4. Put the finished triangles on the grate.
5. Fry on the grill for no more than 2-3 minutes.
6. Serve the dish hot. You can chop cucumbers and tomatoes. They go very well with such pita bread.
Georgian Shawarma Recipe
Any meat is suitable for this option: chicken, beef, lamb, pork. Better to choose a chicken. With it, the shawarma is not very oily. And cooking will take very little time.
The meat is fried in a pan. Onions, cabbage, lettuce, bell peppers and cucumbers are chopped and combined with fried meat. It is necessary that they are saturated with a meat smell, so let the finished filling stand for at least half an hour.
Choose the sauce to your taste:
• Mayonnaise with ketchup, herbs and garlic.
• Mayonnaise with sour cream, herbs and garlic.
• Ketchup with pepper and garlic.
Lubricate the cake with sauce, put the filling, wrap it with an envelope and refrigerate. Warm up before serving.
How to make Uzbek cakes
Uzbek cakes are traditionally cooked in the oven.
Products:
• a glass of wheat flour;
• water and milk 80 g each;
• 2 large tablespoons of oil;
• egg;
• a teaspoon of yeast;
• some salt;
• sesame seeds as desired.
Cooking:
1. Thoroughly mix all bulk products.
2. Pour water and milk into a saucepan and heat a little. Then, stirring constantly, add flour. When the dough is almost ready, add the butter.
3. Cover the finished base with a cloth and set in heat for half an hour.
4. You can begin to sculpt. Tear off portioned pieces from the dough, forming round lozenges with your fingers. At the same time, their middle should be thin, and the edges slightly thickened.
5. Cover the bottom of the pan with foil, placing a cake on top. Poke it in several places with a knife or fork, and then cover it with a napkin. In this form, the cake should stand for at least half an hour.
6. Before going to the oven, grease the base with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
7. Next, cover the pan and place in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees, for 15 minutes.
8. After this time, remove the lid and fry for a few more minutes until lightly browned.
9. After the cake is well cooked, remove it from the pan and cover with a napkin. Let it lie still for about 15 minutes.
Such pita bread will turn out magnificent and soft. It can even be used instead of bread.
Uzbek homemade shawarma in tortillas
The cakes in this recipe should be thin.
• Lubricate each base with mayonnaise and ketchup. To reduce the fat content of the dish, you can leave only ketchup.
• Cover the cake with a lettuce leaf and lay down the vegetables: fresh tomatoes, pickled cucumbers, pre-fried chicken, greens.
• Wrap the filling in pita bread and hold it a little in the pan where the meat was cooked. You can also use the grill.
Thin yeast cakes
Products:
- flour (400 g),
- glass of water,
- yeast and salt (per teaspoon),
- butter (50 g), can be replaced with margarine.
Cooking:
Heat the water, add salt, yeast. Pour one glass from the total amount of flour, pour heated water into it and shake well. Insist the dough for 15 minutes. Melt the oil, cool, add to the total mass and mix. Pour the remaining flour, knead and cover the dough. It should stand for about half an hour. Divide the finished base into 6-7 pieces. Form balls and let lie for 10-15 minutes. Roll out very thin cakes. Fry in a pan without oil.
Cover finished products with a towel until completely cooled.
How to make kefir cakes
You will need:
- a glass of kefir,
- one tablespoon of any vegetable oil,
- flour,
- on a teaspoon of soda and salt.
To make cakes for shawarma on kefir, you need:
1. Add kefir to salt, soda and oil. Stir everything.
2. Gradually add flour and knead the dough. It should be cool.
3. Cover the base with cling film and leave for half an hour.
4. Form small pads and roll thin cakes out of them. It should turn out about 5-6 pieces. They should be baked in a dry pan. If desired, a little oil can be added. It will be tastier, but more nutritious.
5. Cover the finished cakes with wet wipes and leave for 10 minutes.
Salmon Shawarma Recipe
Very tasty fish shawarma, which is definitely worth a try.
Products:
- salmon fillet - 4 pcs.,
- 1 cucumber
- 1 onion,
- 1 chili pepper
- 1 bell pepper
- wine vinegar and vegetable oil for 1 tablespoon,
- salt and black pepper.
- For the sauce:
- cilantro or parsley,
- mint,
- natural yogurt.
1. Salt fish, pepper, drizzle with oil. Then fry for 5 minutes on the side covered with leather, turn to the other side and turn off the heat.
2. Cut greens, add yogurt and mix.
3. Put chopped onions and cucumber in a bowl and pour vinegar, put sugar and salt.
4. Spread the tortilla with sauce, distribute evenly sliced fish and vegetables. Top with sauce and herbs. Garnish with lime slices if desired.
5. Shawarma can not be wrapped, but served on the table in an open form.
Vegetable shawarma
The recipe for vegetarians and those on a diet.
Products:
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 carrots
- 150 g of fresh cabbage,
- 1 large pear,
- 50 g of processed cheese,
- mint, cilantro or parsley.
Sauce:
- half a teaspoon of mustard,
- 5 tablespoons of natural yogurt,
- 3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and some any vegetable oil (preferably olive).
Cooking:
1. Grind pear, tomatoes, carrots and cabbage.
2. Add finely chopped greens to vegetables.
3. Thoroughly mix all the ingredients.
4. Lubricate the cake with the sauce, put the vegetables on top and again the sauce. Sprinkle with cheese and wrap with an envelope.
Many people consider shawarma to be junk food. This stereotype has developed due to the fact that, as a rule, we buy it in questionable places like tents at train stations and bazaars. From what they cook, it’s even hard to imagine. Compliance with sanitary standards is out of the question. Moreover, the products used are far from the first freshness.
Cook this dish at home or outdoors. Experiment with toppings and sauces. And yourself will be surprised how quickly this delicious aromatic appetizer will enter the list of your favorite dishes.