Chepalgash

Chepalgash
Place of originChechnya, Ingushetia
Region or stateNorth Caucasus

Chepalgash (Chechen: ЧӀепалгаш) is a traditional national dish of Chechnya and Ingushetia.It is a cottage cheese filled bread, which consists of kefir, baking soda, wheat flour, salt, homemade dry cottage cheese, egg, green onions, and butter. It is sometimes described as "Chechen Khachapuri".

Description

It is a closed flatbread made of kefir-based soft dough, with a filling of cottage cheese which is mixed in with an egg and green onions, cooked on a dry pan. After cooking, each flatbread is briefly dipped in hot water to remove any burnt spots and excess flour before being stacked in layers. It is served with melted butter or oil. Chepalgash is usually brought to the table on a tray, from which everyone eats, or on a separate plate for each person, cut into several pieces.

References

  1. ↑ "Чепалгаш с творогом - чеченские блины, рецепт - Рецепты блинов". 2016-09-17. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  2. ↑ Кавказская кухня. Блюда из сыра, молока и яиц. Соусы и приправы. Кавказская выпечка (in Russian). DirectMEDIA. ISBN 978-5-9989-3742-2.
  3. ↑ "ჩეჩნური ხაჭაპური "ჩეპალგაში" - რეცეპტი,რომელიც ცოტამ თუ იცის". Gemrielia.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  4. ↑ "Чепалгаш с творогом - чеченские блины, рецепт - Рецепты блинов". 2016-09-17. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  5. ↑ Хаджиева, Зарема (2019-10-11). Восток – дело вкусное! (in Russian). Litres. ISBN 978-5-04-193607-5.
  6. ↑ "Chepalgash". Julien’s Kitchen. 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  7. ↑ Valentina, Author (2021-09-12). "My first Chepalgash – flatbread with cottage cheese and scallion !". Love... to cooking !. Retrieved 2025-03-04. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

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