Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Khobz' Arabi /Khubus - Arabic Flat Bread

Khubz, Khoubz or Khobz is an Arabic word for bread which refer to a flatbread that forms the staple food of many countries like Arabian Peninsula, Lebanon, Syria etc..In Arabic Peninsula, the most common type of bread is mostly a large type of flat bread and its traditionally baked in special oven, the dough is rolled out like pizza dough and it baked in oven..The Arabian style khobz are also called as Khuboos or khubus, its looks similar liks pita bread or either like our Indian roti 'Naan'..Usually this bread is prepared with all purpose flour but i prepared this bread by combining both all purpose flour and whole wheat flour, i got this recipe from Faji's Hot Pot which i bookmarked few days back..Thanks to Faji, i enjoyed making this bread and we loved it with hummus and salad..Sending to Priya's Bookmarked Recipes & to AWED- Saudi Arabia guest hosted by Niloufer, event by DK, Champa's Bake Off & Susan's Yeast Spotting..

Khobz -Arabic Flatbread

1cup All purpose flour
1cup Whole wheat flour
1+1/2tsp Active dry yeast
2tsp Sugar
1tsp Salt
1tbsp Olive oil
1/2cup Luke warm water

Mix the yeast,sugar and salt to the luke warm water and keep aside for 5mins..Take both flours in a bowl, gradually add the foamy yeast,olive oil and knead everything as soft dough..Keep this dough in a bowl for 2hours..After the dough get doubled their volume, punch down and knead again for few minutes..Make 6-8medium sized balls from the dough and keep aside for 10minutes  and cover with a damp cloth..Preheat the oven to 250C..meanwhile roll the balls as medium sized circles, arrange a rolled disc over a baking sheet, finish rolling the dough as disc, bake one by one in the middle rack of  the oven..Bake for 5 minutes until it puffs fully and brown spots appears on the top..

Serve this bread with any spread along with any veggies or meats..

54 comments:

<br><br><br><br><br>Dr.Sameena Prathap said...

Hi Priya,

khubus,,my all time favorite...my parents stayed in gulf for many years..i studied there!!Love khubus!!

Dr.Sameena@

www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com
www.lovelypriyanka.blogspot.com

Kamalika said...

I have had this in a Arabian restuarant in Chennai. But did not know till date it was baked... Can it be baked using a microwave priya..

Jaleela Kamal said...

நானும் இது போல் தான் செய்வேன் பிரியா.
அருசுவையில அதிக கமெண்ட் பெற்ற ரெசிபி இது.

Happy Cook said...

Wgeb we were in Egypt we had this too and then in Aswan we saw a place were they were making daily for the people who live near by .

Padhu said...

I have heard of khubus but have never tried it .Sounds interesting!!

Umm Mymoonah said...

Very nice flat bread, must be really good with hummus.

Sushma Mallya said...

I have heard abt this type of flatbread for the first time but its so easy & quick to do, it looks really delicious priya

Niloufer Riyaz said...

perfect khubus Priya!! hummus with them is always delicious. thanks 4 sending to the event

kitchen flavours said...

Have seen this but have not tried! Looks really nice, thanks for sharing this!

Pari said...

Hi Priya, u are surely an expert when it comes to trying new breads. This looks really good and must taste good with hummus.
FOODELICIOUS

Paaka Shaale said...

Lovely recipe priya. Now I have bookmarked this as well.:)

RAKS KITCHEN said...

New to me thanks for the recipe priya!

An Open Book said...

i love khubus...so soft and fluffy

girlichef said...

mmmm, perfectly delicious! Nothing like a fresh, warm bread of any sort. Lovely =)

Hari Chandana said...

very new to me.. looks really tempting !!

Priya (elaichii) said...

Looks superb! Never tried it before!

Rachana said...

I have never had this arabic bread. The recipe sounds really interesting.

indianspicemagic said...

Nice breads

Jaisy James said...

my favurite

Uma said...

new to me.. interesting!

GEETHA ACHAL said...

Nice kubuz....Love this bread very much...

aipi said...

Totally new..looks great..will love to try it !

US Masala

Satya said...

very nice bread ....looks so soft n healthy(using wheat flour)..thanks for sharing

Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

Vrinda said...

Nice flatbread,gonna bookmark this one...thanx Priya...

Harini said...

awesome bread

Smitha said...

A part of my childhood life was spent in a gulf country called Qatar....We always had this at home fresh from the bakery!!...love it!!
Smitha

Prathibha said...

Love to stuff them with falafels and hint of hummus...yummy...

Akila said...

lovely recipe dear...

http://akilaskitchen.blogspot.com

Regards,
Akila.

Kairali sisters said...

Hmm with some hummus, this is heavenly...

சிநேகிதி said...

நான் இது செய்தது இல்லை இனி ,முயற்சி செய்கிறேன் ப்ரியா

Pam said...

The flatbread looks great.

Shanthi said...

Oh fantastic More like tandoor roti

Nandini said...

Never heard of this bread in my life and thanks for sharing dear.

Mary said...

I really love the way this looks. Your recipe is also easy enough for me to try. Thank you :-). I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

Rumana Rawat said...

Yummy looking bread:)

veena krishnakumar said...

ah! this sounds interesting!!another bookmarked. just blogged about your beets kootu

Shabitha Karthikeyan said...

Lovely flat bread Priya !! Sounds like a easy one to give a try !!

Nithya said...

looks fantastic :) should have tasted good too. will give it a try sometime :)

Nitha said...

Never thought this is so easy to make..

Sadhana said...

Nice one dear!

Mrs.Menagasathia said...

அருமையான குபூஸ்...

Fajeeda said...

thanx ya for trying out one of my dish..............it came out realy well.......

Sangi said...

those flat breads look great n perfect

NIDHYA said...

Love the bread.looks great.

http://aaha-oho.blogspot.com/

LG said...

Lovely looking bread Priya. New one to me.

women-wisdom.com said...

I often eat this when I was in SA. But never knew the recipe. Sathya's olive humus will be perfect as a side for his. Thanks Priya for sharing this recipe.

Curry Leaf said...

Wow excellent khubus.I am yet to post my recipes.Still searching for these.,

Ananda Rajashekar said...

they look so perfect well done :)

Srimathi said...

Have not heard of this bread. Looks familiar.

blake said...

When I was deployed to iraq the locals would give khuboos to us especially if were on patrol around lunchtime. Really good stuff I miss khuboos but now with this I can make it myself thanks priya!

Adam said...

I may be halfway pastry-challenged, but when i add the yeast mixture to the flour it does not seem wet enough and about a quarter fo the flour does not get mixed in and just flakes up.....what could be the problem?

Priya said...

Adam, add some water to turn as a soft dough, u need to add water,thats the problem,hope this helps..

myhmmmcollection said...

I tried making Khubz sometime ago, what a disaster. The recipe made a HUGE batch making it very difficult to work with im my small kitchen. This portion is more managable and is kneading and rising in my bread maker. Anxious to see how it bakes on my baking stone.

cookinginfolink.com said...

made my mouth water….
looks delicious
and also love the designs variations