Qurutob

Torn flatbread soaked in salty yogurt with onions and herbs.

Ingredients

• 4 Flatbread
• 200 g Qurut dried yogurt
• 3 Onions
• 2 Tomatoes
• 1 cup Coriander
• 4 Spring onions
• ½ cup Oil
• 2 cups Water
• 1 tsp Salt

Method

1. Dissolve the qurut — Soak the dried yogurt balls in warm water and work them into a thick salty liquid.
2. Fry the onions — Cook the sliced onions in plenty of oil until deep golden.
3. Tear the bread — Tear the flatbread into large pieces into a wide wooden bowl.
4. Soak — Pour the qurut liquid over the bread and let it absorb for 5 minutes.
5. Top — Add the fried onions with their oil, tomato, herbs and spring onion.
6. Qurutob is ready — Eat communally from the bowl with the hands, no cutlery.

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