Murtabak

Layered Indian griddle bread and spicy ground chicken

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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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
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Method

  1. 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.
  2. Add ¼ cup (50 ml) water