Pita envelopes with different fillings: simple recipes

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Since ancient times, it was believed that if you have bread in your house, you are already a rich person. The respectful attitude to this product has been preserved in our time. From it you can make both ordinary sandwiches and a variety of cold snacks. If you think that bread is too high-calorie product, then you do not need to completely refuse to use it, just replace it with pita bread. You do not have to spend a lot of time and effort on preparing snacks from this flour product. The recipes for fried lavash envelopes presented in this article are great for breakfast, and you can also take them with you to work and eat them at lunch.

A bit of history

We owe the appearance of lavash to the peoples of the Middle East and the Caucasus. In their diet, this product replaces white bread common in Russia. The process of making it looks likehere, like a whole ritual. Lavash is baked in a special stone tandoor oven. The dough should be rolled out by the oldest woman living in the house. Then the finished product is taken out and hung up to cool, after which the finished cakes are folded in a neat pile and taken out to dry. This technology allows you to increase the shelf life. There are two types of lavash: Georgian (more high-calorie, because yeast is used in the cooking process) and Armenian.

Benefits and harms

Nutritionists say that lavash cakes are much he althier than ordinary bread. Indeed, in the dough that is used to prepare them, there are a lot of vitamins and nutrients. Besides? This product quickly satisfies hunger and gives a feeling of satiety for a long time. After eating it, you will not feel the need to eat for a long time, which cannot be said about sandwiches with ordinary bread. All these are the undoubted advantages of this product, but it also has its minus. Eating too much pita bread can give your figure extra pounds. Therefore, it is very important to know when to stop.

Lavash wrappers with sausage

This amazingly delicious appetizer will be a great decoration for your holiday table. It is prepared very quickly and simply, but besides? does not require large financial outlays. To prepare envelopes from pita bread with sausage, the following ingredients are needed:

• Lavash - 2 sheets. If you want to reduce the calorie content of the snack, use Armenian.
• Sausage - 200 gr. Better take"Doctor's", with it the appetizer will be tastier, although lovers of raw smoked meat can use it too.
• Cheese - 200 gr. Take hard varieties, processed cheese will not work.
• Mayonnaise, ketchup - to taste.

Sequence of actions:

1. Let's start by preparing the filling. To do this, cut the sausage into strips, you can grate on a coarse grater.
2. Cheese is also finely chopped.
3. Mix all the ingredients, mix well. Add a little s alt to taste.
4. Then we take a sheet of pita bread and grease it with sauce from a mixture of ketchup and mayonnaise. Some housewives use cheese sauce, with which the appetizer also turns out incomparable.
5. Next, put the stuffing on the lavash sheet and fold it into an envelope in the shape of a triangle or rectangle.
6. Then fry in a preheated pan for 3 minutes on each side, until a crisp golden crust appears.
7. You can then blot the finished snack with a paper towel to remove excess oil.

Serve hot or chilled. You can sprinkle pita bread with sausage on top with herbs, and then listen to compliments on your culinary skills!

Recipe 2: with mushrooms and chicken

Another option for a quick and tasty pita snack. Pairing mushrooms with chicken is one of the safest options if you want to make a great treat. So let's get started. For lavash envelopes with mushrooms and chicken you will need:

• Chicken breast - 500 gr. You can also use chicken fillet.
• Eggs - 2 pcs
• Pita - 3 sheets.
• Champignons - 1 bank. Fresh or frozen mushrooms are also suitable, however, you will have to tinker with fresh ones a little longer.
• S alt, pepper - to taste.

Cooking steps:

1. Just like in the previous recipe, you first need to prepare the filling. To do this, cut the chicken into small pieces and fry for 10 minutes over medium heat.
2. After the meat is lightly browned, add finely chopped champignons to it. Leave on the stove for another 5 minutes.
3. Next, take the eggs and beat well.
4. S alt and pepper the finished stuffing to taste.
5. Pita bread cut into large square or rectangular pieces. Then put the stuffing in the middle and wrap it up.
6. After that, dip the resulting rectangles in egg batter. To do this, break a couple of eggs and shake well with a little s alt and pepper.
7. Fry pita bread envelopes in a frying pan on each side. A ready-made appetizer is best served hot.

Envelopes of pita bread with minced meat

This recipe will definitely please the male half of your guests. An excellent appetizer of pita bread with minced meat will disappear from the festive table in just 5 minutes. In order to prepare this dish, you need to take:

• lavash -3 sheets;
• chicken egg -2 pcs.;
• minced meat - 300 gr. You can use both pork and chicken. Is notis of great importance;
• s alt and pepper to taste.

1. Ready minced meat s alt and pepper. To make the appetizer more juicy, you can add 2 tablespoons of cold water and a couple of eggs.
2. Pita bread cut into rectangular wide strips.
3. Put one tablespoon of meat filling on the edge on each side. Next, wrap the strip on each side in the shape of a triangle.
4. We take scissors and cut them. It turns out two triangular envelopes.
5. Then fry them in a preheated pan for 3 minutes on each side. It turns out a very satisfying and easy to prepare snack!

Cooking Methods

The first question that usually interests hostesses is how to roll pita envelopes? There are two ways: make it in the shape of a triangle or a rectangle.

• The second form is easier to make, so it is more common among cooks. In order to make a rectangle, you need to put the filling in the middle of the pita bread and wrap all the edges.
• Triangular envelope is made as follows. First, cut the pita bread into wide strips. Then we lay the finished filling on the edge, filling the triangular area. We turn the strip to the end. Lavash triangles with stuffing are ready.

Experiment, fantasize with fillings, arrange them together and delight your family and guests with incomparably delicious snacks! Bon appetit!