Rigag with Cheese (thin flatbread)

Name: Rigag with Cheese (thin flatbread)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Emirati
Ingredients: 1½ cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups water, or slightly less depending on consistency; ½ tsp salt; Ghee or oil for greasing the griddle; 200 g cheese (such as cream cheese triangles, sliced cheese or soft Arabic cheese); To serve:; honey or date syrup (optional)

Recipe No.: E-55

Emirati45 minServes 4

Rigag is a very thin bread whose batter is poured onto a hot griddle and is a familiar breakfast bread in the UAE and Oman. It is eaten with cheese, egg or honey, and is also the bread layered in thareed.

Ingredients for Rigag with Cheese

1½ cupsall-purpose flour
2 cupswater, or slightly less depending on consistency
½ tspsalt
Ghee or oil for greasing the griddle
200 gcheese (such as cream cheese triangles, sliced cheese or soft Arabic cheese)
To serve
honey or date syrup (optional)

Method

Whisk the flour and salt with the water gradually into a smooth, runny batter like thin cream, and let it rest for 30 minutes.
Heat a flat griddle or inverted pan over medium-high heat until very hot and wipe with a little fat.
Pour a small ladle of batter and spread it quickly with a spoon or wet hand into a very thin disc.
Cook 1 to 2 minutes until the top is dry and the underside lightly browned, without flipping.
Place a slice or spoonful of cheese on half the hot disc, fold at once and leave 30 seconds so the cheese melts.
Serve immediately, plain or with a drizzle of honey or date syrup.

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