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Khingalsh (Chechen Pumpkin Flatbreads)

One serving has 458 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (118%), thiamin (58%), riboflavin (55%), selenium (48%), folate (40%) and manganese (37%). Ready in 75 minutes.

Khingalsh (Chechen Pumpkin Flatbreads)
Photo: Muhammad Sugaipov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 40 min
  • Cooking: 35 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (294 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 150 g Pumpkin, raw, peeled
  • 8 g Sugar
  • 15 g Butter, unsalted
  • 50 g Kefir
  • 0.5 g Baking soda
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 70 g Flour, all-purpose

Method

  1. Cut the pumpkin into chunks and steam or simmer it in a little water for 15-20 minutes until soft; drain very well.
  2. Mash the pumpkin with the sugar and a third of the butter and leave to cool; the filling should be thick, so stir it in a dry pan for a few minutes if it is watery.
  3. Stir the baking soda into the kefir, add the salt and flour and knead into a soft dough; cover and rest for 20 minutes.
  4. Divide the dough in two and roll each piece out thinly, about 2 mm, into a round.
  5. Spread the filling over one half of each round, fold the other half over into a half-moon, press the edges firmly to seal and prick the top a few times.
  6. Cook in a dry, heavy frying pan over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side, until dry with brown spots.
  7. Dip each flatbread briefly into hot water, then brush both sides generously with the rest of the butter, melted, and stack them.
  8. Cut into wedges and serve warm with tea; khingalsh come from Chechen and Ingush home cooking.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy458 kcal22%
Carbohydrates74.9 g
Water192 mL
Fiber2.6 g9%
Protein10.7 g22%
Tryptophan0.11 g
Threonine0.25 g
Isoleucine0.3 g
Leucine0.58 g
Lysine0.25 g
Methionine0.15 g
Cystine0.16 g
Phenylalanine0.42 g
Tyrosine0.29 g
Valine0.35 g
Histidine0.19 g
Fat13.5 g
Monounsaturated3.7 g
Polyunsaturated0.77 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.57 g
Saturated8.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol34.8 mg
Calcium108 mg11%
Copper0.3 mg33%
Iron4.5 mg25%
Magnesium39.7 mg13%
Manganese0.67 mg37%
Phosphorus195 mg28%
Potassium668 mg14%
Selenium26.2 µg48%
Sodium354 mg
Zinc1.2 mg15%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.64 mg58%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.6 mg55%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.1 mg36%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.77 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.15 mg12%
Folate (vitamin B9)162 µg40%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.18 µg8%
Choline22.7 mg5%
Vitamin A829 µg118%
Vitamin C13.9 mg19%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E2.1 mg14%
Vitamin K3.2 µg4%

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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