Qistibi - Tatar Potato Flatbreads

• servings: 8 items

Ingredients

250 millilitres water

50 grams butter (melted, plus extra for brushing)

2 tablespoons sour cream

500 grams plain flour

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon caster sugar

5 - 6 medium potatoes (weighing approx. 600g/1lb 5oz), peeled and diced

vegetable oil (for frying)

2 onions (peeled and thinly sliced)

50 grams salted butter

salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions

To make the dough, mix together all the ingredients in a large bowl. Work the dough until it comes together easily into a ball. Cover with cling film (plastic wrap) and let it rest for 30 minutes.

To make the filling, cook the potatoes in salted water for 10–15 minutes until soft.

In the meantime, heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry the onions with a pinch of salt over a medium heat for 15 minutes, until soft and caramelised in places.

When the potatoes are cooked, mash them roughly with the salted butter, add the onions and season with salt and pepper. (I like my filling quite peppery as this gives the potatoes a satisfying depth and warmth, but let your tastebuds guide you.)

Return to the dough, tip it out onto a dusted surface, knead it for a few minutes, divide it into balls (40g/1½oz each), then roll each into a thin disc about 20cm (8in) in diameter. Keep the rolled dough discs under a tea towel while you finish the rest.

Heat a non-stick frying pan and toast each flatbread on both sides until golden brown. Stack the cooked flatbreads under a dish towel. When all the flatbreads are ready, stuff them with 2–3 heaped tablespoons of the potato mash and fold in half. Generously brush with the melted butter and serve immediately.

You can easily reheat these by toasting the flatbread in a dry pan on each side for a few moments and drizzling some hot melted butter over the top to finish.