Recipes · Tajik · Main Courses

Qurutob

One serving has 375 kcal and 15 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (48%), riboflavin (46%), thiamin (38%), phosphorus (31%), cobalamin (31%) and vitamin K (30%). Ready in 10 minutes.

Qurutob
Photo: Zosya95, CC0 · source
  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Cooking: 5 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (303 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 60 g Pita bread
  • 100 g Yogurt, Greek
  • 30 g Water
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 40 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 30 g Cucumber, raw
  • 10 g Vegetable oil
  • 2 g Dill, fresh
  • 0.8 g Salt

Method

  1. Whisk the strained yogurt (standing in for dissolved qurut) with the water and salt until smooth and pourable, like a thin, tangy sauce.
  2. Tear the flatbread into small pieces and spread them in the bottom of a wide serving bowl.
  3. Pour the yogurt sauce over the torn bread and toss gently so every piece is coated and starts to soften.
  4. Heat the oil in a small pan and fry the sliced onion until golden-brown and softened.
  5. Scatter the fried onion, diced tomato and cucumber over the top of the soaked bread.
  6. Finish with the chopped dill, and serve at once while the bread still has some texture.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy375 kcal18%
Carbohydrates43 g
Water225 mL
Fiber2.5 g8%
Protein15.4 g32%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.18 g
Isoleucine0.23 g
Leucine0.41 g
Lysine0.17 g
Methionine0.1 g
Cystine0.12 g
Phenylalanine0.29 g
Tyrosine0.17 g
Valine0.26 g
Histidine0.13 g
Fat15.9 g
Monounsaturated4.5 g
Polyunsaturated6.6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-65.6 g
Saturated4.1 g
Trans-Fats0.07 g
Cholesterol13 mg
Calcium173 mg17%
Copper0.17 mg19%
Iron2 mg11%
Magnesium39.3 mg13%
Manganese0.43 mg24%
Phosphorus220 mg31%
Potassium411 mg9%
Selenium26.2 µg48%
Sodium673 mg
Zinc1.2 mg15%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.42 mg38%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.51 mg46%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.3 mg24%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.73 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.17 mg13%
Folate (vitamin B9)86 µg22%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.75 µg31%
Choline30.2 mg7%
Vitamin A28 µg4%
Vitamin C10.2 mg14%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E1.2 mg8%
Vitamin K26.7 µg30%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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