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Kattama

Also known as: Катлама, Katlama

Kyrgyz kattama is a layered unleavened flatbread enriched with cream and fried in ghee.

About Kattama

Kyrgyz kattama is a layered flatbread with a crisp fried surface. T. Borubaev’s cream-and-ghee rendition belongs to the breads associated with the Kyrgyz tea table, with its rich dough and tightly gathered layers.

Cream gives the bread a mellow dairy richness, while ghee brings a buttery flavour to the browned exterior. The plain dough contains salt, with the layers providing much of its distinctive texture.

The round breads have a substantial, flaky structure beneath their crisp crust. They are usually served hot and can accompany tea as part of a bread offering.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Milk.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

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Ingredients in Kattama

T. Borubaev’s Kyrgyz cream-and-ghee kattama.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Flour, cereal unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal generic Flour69; chapter70 discusses Wheat but76 explicitly also discusses Barley/Corn, so no recipe-specific cereal forced.
  • Cream: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Literal Cream70 and first layer-spread option75, over Butter alternative. Conventional dairy Cream confirms Milk.
  • Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal dough Water71.
  • Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal72.
  • Ghee: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Literal clarified butter73 and frying77; normal dairy ghee confirms Milk. Species and brand unspecified.
  • Prepared tea, formulation unspecified (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Serving67 offers tea with the complete bread; parent optional, tea variety and full formula unprovided.

Origins & food traditions

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Sources & references
  1. Каттама — «Киргизская кухня», Т. Борубаев, reproduced by Besh-Barmak.ru
  2. О кыргызской кухне — «Киргизская кухня», Т. Борубаев