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Lobiani
Georgia
From Svaneti region. Particularly associated with the Georgian holidays Barboba and Christmas.
Georgian bean-filled bread — a khachapuri-style flatbread filled with spiced kidney beans rather than cheese, baked until golden.
Prep
60 mins
Cook
20 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
410 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
400gplain flour
7gdried yeast
250mlwarm water
1 tspsalt
400gkidney beans, cooked and roughly mashed
1onion, fried
1 tspcoriander
1 tsppaprika
1 tspblue fenugreek
butterto finish
Method
1
Make yeast dough. Prove 1 hour.
2
Mix beans with fried onion and spices.
3
Divide dough. Fill with beans. Fold and flatten.
4
Cook in a dry pan or bake at 200°C for 20 minutes. Brush with butter.
Chef's Tip
The bean filling should be moist but not wet — dry beans tear the dough when folding.
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