Yemeni Mutabbaq

Name: Yemeni Mutabbaq
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Yemeni
Ingredients: 3 cups flour, for dough; 3 bananas, sliced, for sweet version; 4 eggs, for savory version; Oil, for frying

مطبق/moo-TAB-bahk/

Also known as: Yemeni Stuffed Pastry

About this dish

A flaky, layered pastry filled with sweet bananas or savory egg and meat, folded and pan-fried.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups flour, for dough

🍌3 bananas, sliced, for sweet version

🥚4 eggs, for savory version

🫒Oil, for frying

Method

Serves 2

Make a very thin, stretchy dough and let it rest.

Stretch the dough thin on an oiled surface.

Add sliced banana or beaten egg and minced meat in the center.

Fold the dough over the filling into a square packet.

Fry on a griddle until golden and crisp on both sides.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mutabbaq is a traditional Yemeni stuffed pastry, popular as a street food snack in both sweet and savory versions.

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