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Cheese Fatayer recipe with fatayer dough recipe. A quick, simple and easy to follow cheese fatayer recipe from scratch.
Now those who are in the Arab world will know what is a fatayer. All time favorite for many, I was introduced to the fatayer after coming to Dubai. And it is amazing how each restaurant’s fatayer tastes amazingly different and delicious. But, for me, the best fatayer was in Salalah, Oman. The base is crisp and yet so soft and the cheese just melts in your mouth. Though we do find some good fatayer out here in Dubai, but still the Salalah’s fatayer is a hands down winner. And the meshaltat is just another story which tastes so amazingly delicious.
The fatayer can be made with lot of fillings like chicken, mutton, spinach, but my personal favorite is the Cheese Fatayer recipe. Traditionally the Cheese fatayer recipe is made with the akkawi cheese but you can make it with feta cheese or even mozarella cheese. I like to add half of feta and mozzarella together for the Cheese Fatayer recipe.
I have also shared the fatayer dough recipe here and you can use the same recipe for making different kinds, with different fillings and with any shape that you like.
For more Arabic / Middle Eastern recipes try Yemeni Chicken Haneed Recipe Farrouj Meshwi Recipe-Arabic Garlic Chicken recipe Kunafa Recipe-Knafeh Recipe with Kataifi Traditional One Pot Harees Recipe
The Cheese Fatayer recipe is pretty simple and easy to make. Though I am still trying to perfect the making of the boat shape, still it is a work in progress.
Let’s get started with the Cheese Fatayer recipe with fatayer dough recipe
Cheese Fatayer recipe with fatayer dough recipe
Ingredients
- 21/2 cups all-purpose flour / maida
- 1 packet / 11 gms instant yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup whole milk lukewarm
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup feta cheese
- 4 tbsp parsley finely chopped
- 2 tsp onion seeds
- 1 egg beaten
Instructions
- Add yeast, sugar, salt and yeast to the milk.
- Add this milk to the all purpose flour and mix.
- Now add in the olive oil and knead for about couple of minutes. Cover with damp muslin cloth and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, make small dough balls.
- Meanwhile soak the feta cheese in cold water for 10 minutes changing the water twice.
- Crumble the feta cheese in a bowl, add the mozzarella cheese, egg, onion seeds and parsley and mix.
- Roll out the balls in an oval shape and place a tablespoon of the cheese mixture in the middle.
- Hold both the sides of the edges and fold like a boat as shown in the picture above.
- Bake in a preheated oven of 180 C for about 15 - 20 minutes. Serve hot.
Until next time,
Fareeha.
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Priya says
I wish I could grab these Cheesy Fatayer from my screen to taste..too good!
Fa's Kitchen says
The Cheese fatayer are definitely worth a try, simply tasty. Thank you
Amanda {Striped Sptaula} says
Looks fantastic. I love feta!
Fa's Kitchen says
Thank u
Jessica {Swanky Recipes} says
I would totally make something like this. This recipe looks incredible and easy enough to put together. Anything with cheese in it is a winner in our family!
Fa's Kitchen says
Thank you Jessica. Do try it, the Cheese Fatayer are definitely a winner in my home
Sara | Life's Little Sweets says
I have never heard of a fatayer, you just taught me something new! These look amazing, I would love to try this, pinning for later, thank you for sharing this recipe!
Ilona @ Ilona's Passion says
OMG! This looks sooo delicious! I’ve never had cheese fatayer. Pinning!
karyn says
I absolutely love anything with Feta cheese..Delicious recipe..can’t wait to try it
Matt @ Plating Pixels says
I’ve never heard of this till now, but anything with cheese and bread is a win in my book!
Sam | Ahead of Thyme says
I’ve never tried fatayer but it looks delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
Macie says
Fateyer is very common in arabic country, mostly in ramadan we make it everyday…
Fa's Kitchen says
Yes, it is indeed too delicious.. Thank you for stopping by
Vivi says
hiya! these look great and I can’t wait to try to make them, how much is each cup in grams?
liza says
soon i will try to make this
so my taiwanese employer can try to
taste this kind of snack
thank you for sharing your recipe
Fa's Kitchen says
Do lemme know how that turns out.
Hund says
و عليكم السلام و رحمة الله و بركاته
Thank you for the recipe. Ideally how many fatayer fies this make?
MELISSA MATHIAS says
The dough gave around 12 pieces of the boat shaped fatayer. Absolutely yum!
MELISSA MATHIAS says
These were so nice to make and my kids loved it! Thank you so much, this even makes a great dough for mini pizzas came out thin, flaky and perfect crunch in each bite 😘👌
Nansi says
The dough is deliciuos, my problem is when I made the boats they all opened up inside the oven, any tips?
Maryam J.B. says
السلام عليكم فريحه
MashAllah this is one of the best fatayer recipes. If not literally the best and i’ve tried alot.
My family loved it. It was was perfect for all types of fatayer shapes and sizes and for all types of filling.
Keep up the great work and many thanks for sharing!
P.s. i also loved how soft the dough was without the addition of eggs in the dough.
الله يوفقك
Asween says
I love this recipe, the fatayer dough is easy to work with. Thank you for sharing this recipe 🙂
Fareeha says
Thanks for stopping by, trying and leaving a review. Each and every comment means a lot to me.
Sana says
I just tried this recipe and it turned out perfectly. Thank you for the recipe.
Hanna Hussain says
Hi, this looks really good. Please could you tell me what cup measurements are in weight ? I’m based in the Uk and we use grams and liquids in millilitres.
Thanks
Brian says
Good job 👍