Tatar Tortillas with Mashed Potato Filling Recipe
Kystybyj is a traditional Tatar dish consisting of soft, homemade tortillas filled with creamy mashed potatoes. These delicious flatbreads are lightly toasted to perfection, creating a warm, comforting texture that complements the smooth, savory potato filling.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 145kcal
Ingredients
- 400 ml milk
- 5 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- ¼ salt
- 1 egg
- 30 g unsalted butter
- 1 kg potatoes
- 150 ml milk
- 100 g unsalted butter
- 1 onion
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peal cleaned potatoes, cut them into pieces, and boil until cooked through in salted water.
- While the potatoes are boiling, chop the onion into small slices and sauté in butter until golden and soft.
- Drain liquid from cooked potatoes, and mash potatoes before adding other ingredients. Heat milk and add it to mashed potatoes with butter and sautéed onion.
- Combine all the ingredients with a blender into a smooth mixture.
- In a separate bowl, make a dough. Whisk an egg with milk; add melted butter and salt. Mix everything.
- Add flour in small portions constantly stirring the mixture.
- Let it sit for at least 10 minutes before cooking (cover the bowl with plastic wrap).
- Take small pieces of dough from the bowl and roll them into thin flatbreads.
- Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Bake tortillas in a dry skillet on both sides until golden and crusty. Cook all the bunch in one go.
- Smear all the tortillas with butter while they are still hot and fold in half.
- Place mashed potato filling inside the folded tortillas. Once more cook them in the frying pan for 2 minutes for each side. Enjoy your meal!