Murtabak

Name: Murtabak (Layered Indian griddle bread and spicy ground chicken)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ¼ cup (15 grams) chopped fresh cilantro; 1½ cups (150 grams) grated mild white cheese; 10 green chiles, stemmed and chopped; ¼ cup (15 grams) chopped fresh mint; 1 teaspoon garam masala (spice mix); About ½ cup (120 grams) ghee, for brushing the pans; 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 teaspoon red chile powder; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; 9 ounces (270 grams) ground chicken; 1 teaspoon table salt; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 medium red onions, chopped; 1 teaspoon fresh ginger paste; 1 teaspoon fresh garlic paste; 6 large eggs; A few saffron threads; 2 tablespoons warm milk, plus ½ cup (100 ml) milk; Scant 1 cup (120 grams) maida (refined flour) or pastry flour, plus extra for dusting; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; ½ teaspoon table salt

Layered Indian griddle bread and spicy ground chicken

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This is a masterful construction of thin chapatis (Indian griddle breads) and a saffron-flavored egg, cheese, and chicken mixture, a great example of the royal Nizami cuisine of Hyderabad. Treat it like a one-dish meal, as it is quite filling.

Ingredients

For the chapatis

Scant 1 cup (120 grams) maida (refined flour) or pastry flour, plus extra for dusting
1

Asia
India
Telangana: Hyderabad
Main course
Spicy

Method

Make the chapatis: Put the maida in a large bowl. Add the oil and salt. Rub with your fingers until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
Add ¼ cup (50 ml) water