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Miracle with nettle is a national dish of the Dagestan people, in appearance reminiscent of very thin chebureks. Unleavened dough and different fillings are prepared for it - herbs, vegetables, meat, cottage cheese, but flatbreads made with wild herbs are considered the healthiest. Nettle can be used either alone or in combination with other herbs, onions, eggs and Adyghe cheese.
Cooking features
In Dagestan, they begin to prepare miracles with nettles as early as March, which is when this weed appears there, the tender young leaves of which are considered the best ingredient for the filling. Usually the greens are chopped or minced in a meat grinder, then lightly fried in butter and salted.
The dough for the dish is prepared hard and unleavened. Roll out into thin flat cakes, spread a little filling on top halfway, shape into a cheburek and pinch the edges. Fry in a dry frying pan on all sides, generously grease with melted butter and cover with a lid to soften.
Below are the most popular recipes for miracles with nettles and photos with step-by-step preparation.
The dish is served hot, you can add sour cream separately
Classic recipe for miracle with nettles
Miracle stuffed with nettles is an easy spring option for preparing a dish rich in healthy vitamins. Flatbreads are good served in combination with vegetables and garlic sauce.
For the test:
- flour – 0.5 kg;
- water – 1 glass;
- vegetable oil – 30 ml;
- salt.
For filling:
- nettle – 1000 g;
- onions – 1 pc.;
- dill, cilantro - a bunch;
- butter – 50 g;
- spices - to taste.
The flatbreads are juicy and soft on the inside, and have a light baked crust on the outside.
Cooking process:
- Mix sifted flour with salt, add butter and warm water. Knead the dough well, cover it and leave for a quarter of an hour.
- Sort the greens, wash, dry, cut.
- Peel the onion, chop finely, fry until golden brown.
- Pour the hot roast into a cup with herbs, stir, add spices.
- Roll out the dough into thin flat cakes, place the filling on it, seal the edges.
- Fry on both sides in a dry, well-heated frying pan.
- Coat the finished dish generously with oil.
How to cook a miracle with nettles and eggs
Nettle filling with the addition of eggs gives a richer and more interesting taste to the dish. The combination is simple but successful.
Recipe Ingredients:
- flour – 250 g;
- oil – 20 ml;
- water – 80 ml;
- main ingredient – 300 g;
- eggs – 3 pcs.;
- salt – 1 tsp.
Since the miracles are thin, they should be baked very quickly.
Cooking process:
- Knead the dough from warm water, flour, butter and salt, cover it with a plastic bag and leave to rest for half an hour.
- Wash the young leaves of the burning herb well, scald if necessary, and chop finely.
- Cool the hard-boiled eggs, remove the shells, and chop finely.
- Mix greens with egg crumbs and add salt.
- Roll out thin cakes from the dough, put the filling on half of each, cover with the other part, and mold the edges.
- Place semi-finished products on a preheated frying pan and bake on both sides until golden brown.
Recipe for flatbreads with nettles and Adyghe cheese
Cheese gives the miracle a special taste and aroma. The delicacy is served exclusively hot.
Included products:
- wheat flour – 1 cup;
- one egg;
- ghee and vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l.;
- water – 2/3 cup;
- Adyghe cheese – 0.2 kg;
- nettle – 150 g;
- greens (onion, parsley, dill) – 150 g;
- salt - to taste.
The thinner you roll out the dough, the tastier the miracles will be.
Cooking process:
- First you need to knead the unleavened dough. It should be soft, without lumps, and not stick to your hands.Advice! The dough can be made using the custard method, then it will be more elastic.
- For the filling, all greens need to be washed well under water, dried and finely chopped.
- Place half the butter in a frying pan; when it melts, add the herbs and warm it up a little.Attention! The filling should not be allowed to fry; when it becomes soft and settles, the fire should be turned off.
- Grate a piece of Adyghe cheese on a coarse-toothed grater or cut into cubes, combine with herbs, salt, and mix.
- Divide the dough into pieces, roll each of them into a thin flat cake, lay half a layer of filling, roll it like a cheburek and seal the edges.
- Bake the flatbreads in a frying pan, grease with butter while hot, place in a stack and cover to steam.
Conclusion
Miracle with nettle is a healthy dish, as the herb contains many vitamins.Every housewife living in Dagestan has her own secret of making flatbreads, the recipe for which is passed down from generation to generation. It is worth noting that some women dry or freeze nettle leaves collected in the spring and prepare miracles from them in the cold season.
