Khachapuri with cheese in Georgian is considered the national dish of this country, which is prepared in the form of a small tortilla with cheese, lamb or delicious fish. Such a treat has become popular outside of Georgia. In various areas of this state, such baked goods are made according to their own technology. In the article you will find information about a variety of recipes for khachapuri with cheese in Georgian.
A bit of history
The national Georgian dish got its name from the words "khacho" and "puri", which is translated into Russian as "cheese, cottage cheese" and "dough, bread." For the first time, flour products began to be prepared in the XIII-XIV centuries in the northwestern region of Georgia, which was called Megrelia. Over time, many different types of cheese baking have appeared. In the Middle Ages, khachapuri with cheese in Georgian was a favorite dish of many sultans and even Russian princes.
Types of khachapuri with cheese (Georgian cuisine)
Real pastries are made from yeast dough. In various regions of Georgia, people prefer to cook a national dish in their own way. Some Georgians knead yeast dough, others - puff pastry, and others - kefir dough.
In the world there is an incredible number of types of such baking. For example, Ajarian is an open khachapuri with cheese and an egg on top. However, Tbilisi is considered to be a classic variation. This is a closed khachapuri with hard cheese.
Kudbari occurred in the northern part of the country - Svaneti. This is a magnificent cake with juicy veal, herbs and Adyghe cheese. Some Georgians prefer to cook kudbari without meat. In the eastern regions, cheese baked goods are often called lobiani. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that the dough is cooked in kefir or low-fat milk. Traditional lobiani contains boiled beans, but it is also often replaced with suluguni. In Georgia, it is customary to add chents to baking.
Khachapuri also has a variety of forms. It can be in the form of a cake (round, triangular, square), or it can look like a cake.
Below we consider recipes for Adjara and Tbilisi pastries.
How to cook Adjarian khachapuri?
Adzharian pastries are considered a classic version of the favorite dish of many peoples. To prepare Georgian khachapuri with cheese and egg you will need:
- Chicken eggs (one per tortilla).
- Yeast based dough.
- Hard cheese (or suluguni cheese).
We present you a recipe for Georgian khachapuri with cheese (a photo of the finished product is presented below):
- First you need to cut the dough into pieces.
- Next, roll each cake thinly using a rolling pin.
- Then you need to form a small side.
- After that, grate hard cheese and sprinkle with them all the cakes.
- Then you need to put the baked product for half an hour at a temperature of 150-180 degrees.
- At the end, you should add a chicken egg to each khachapuri and send it back to the oven for 30 seconds. Remember that the yolk must be liquid.
Yeast dough
Especially for you, we have prepared a simple recipe for making yeast dough, which even a novice hostess can knead without much time and effort. For him, the following ingredients are needed:
- Sifted flour - 650 grams.
- A bag of dry yeast.
- Two glasses of warm water.
- Sugar - 1 tablespoon.
- A pinch of salt.
- Light vegetable oil - 30 milliliters.
Preparation of yeast dough:
- First of all, it is necessary to pour a glass of warm water into a deep container.
- Next, add the rest of the ingredients: vegetable oil, a pinch of salt, dried yeast and sugar.
- The whole mass must be thoroughly mixed, and then pour 150 grams of sifted flour into it.
- After that, pour a glass of hot water, constantly stirring the consistency.
- At the end, pour the remaining flour and knead the dough well.
- Next, you need to cover it with a kitchen towel and send it to a warm place for a couple of hours.
- When the dough is a little suitable, you can start cooking khachapuri.
Ingredients for Khachapuri in Tbilisi
One of the most common types of khachapuri with cheese came to us from the mountain capital of Georgia - Tbilisi. To prepare a national dish, you should stock up on such products:
- Wheat, sifted flour - 600 grams.
- Two chicken eggs.
- Kefir - 200 milliliters.
- Hard cheese - 0.5 kilograms.
- Salt - 1 teaspoon.
- Butter - 100 grams.
- Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon.
- A little sugar.
- A pinch of soda.
A simple recipe for cooking
Khachapuri in Tbilisi is a gentle, yeast-free dough with a huge amount of grated cheese. The main rule in cooking - there should be an equal amount of dough and cheese.
Cooking Technology:
- First you need to pour kefir into a bowl. Then add the chicken egg, sunflower oil and sugar.
- Next, beat the mass a little.
- Then take another cup and pour there 550 grams of wheat flour.
- After that, add a pinch of soda and salt to the flour.
- Next, you need to gradually pour the kefir mass into the flour, while gradually stirring.
- Then we can start kneading the dough. It should turn out elastic, but soft.
- The dough should be covered with cling film and sent to a warm place for an hour.
- At this time, you can do stuffing. First you need to grate hard cheese on a coarse grater and add an egg to it.
- When the dough is suitable, it is necessary to form a tube out of it, and then cut into equal pieces.
- Each piece should be rolled out and made along the edge of the side.
- Inside, put grated cheese, and then fasten the ends of each tortilla.
- Next, you need to roll each cake again, and then send it to the oven for 20 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.
Specialty Khachapuri Cooking Tips
Georgian cooks claim that the right dough for a classic khachapuri should resemble a very thick sour cream. There are several rules that will help you prepare delicious pastries:
- Water for the test should be less than three times. For example, 600 grams of flour requires 200 ml of water.
- In no case do not regret adding a lot of cheese to khachapuri. The more, the tastier.
- For baking, it is better to choose not very salty cheese.
- It will be much tastier if you add an egg and some greens to the cheese.
- And the most important rule is that you need to cook any dish with love.
Now we can observe a diverse number of fillings for khachapuri. You can add cheese and meat, and rice with an egg, boiled beans to it. However, khachapuri with cheese in Georgian remains the classic option.