🇹🇲 Turkmen Cuisine

Gutap

Turkmen Stuffed Turnover

Prep Time 45 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 318 kcal

Thin crescent-shaped turnovers filled with seasoned greens or spiced lamb, dry-fried on a hot griddle until blistered and golden on both sides.

Ingredients

  • 400g all-purpose flour
  • 200ml warm water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 300g fresh spinach or wild greens, chopped
  • 1 large onion, finely diced
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp dried mint
  • Fresh herbs for filling

Instructions

  1. 1 Make a simple dough from flour, salt, and warm water, knead until smooth then rest covered for twenty minutes to relax the gluten.
  2. 2 Wilt spinach or greens in a dry pan then combine with diced onion, dried mint, salt, and pepper for the filling mixture.
  3. 3 Divide dough into small balls and roll each into a thin round circle about fifteen centimeters in diameter on a floured surface.
  4. 4 Place a spoonful of filling on one half of each circle then fold the other half over and press edges firmly with a fork to seal.
  5. 5 Cook turnovers on a dry hot griddle without oil for three minutes per side until golden blisters form across the surface.
  6. 6 Serve hot directly from the griddle, stacking them on a plate and letting diners eat them by hand as a snack.

Did You Know?

Turkmen grandmothers judge the quality of gutap by how thin the dough is rolled — the best are nearly translucent.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/turkmen/gutap/