Jordanian Shrak Bread/Markook/Shrak Bread

Jordan is an Arab nation on east bank of Jordan river with many ancient monuments, nature reserves and seaside resorts.With Amman as capital, Jordanian cuisine is a part of Levantine cuisine with smiliarities along with Lebanon, Palestine and Syrian with some variations. Food is a must in Jordanian culture. Meals are the main part of community event and food is commonly used by Jordanians to express their hospitality and generousity. A Jordanian invitation means that you are expected to bring nothing and eat everything. Loads of meals are served even for many traditional small gatherings in Jordan. Coming to my today's post, Shrak is a traditional Jordanian and Palestine bread which is also made in other cuisines like Levantine, North African and Gulf countries. Even the name of the flatbread differs from one country to another. Jordanians calls this bread as Shrak, Markook in Palestine and Rkak in Iraq, United Arab Emirate, other Gulf and North African countries. Shrak is a one-layered flatbread which is made from whole wheat flour,all purpose flour,yeast water and salt. Its is made as large breads which may reach around three feet in diameter and baked on large dome shaped metal griddle called Saj. This bread is seriously very quick to make, ready to eat and easy to digest.

This Shrak bread is a traditional Bedouin bread which is quite popular in and out of the Jordan and its region. And this bread is used in many traditional dishes such as Mansaf, Shawerma, barbeques or even for breakfasts. Though people usually buy it from local bakeries, you can still prepare this bread  at home with less efforts. If you have a wok at home, these shraks gets ready with less efforts. Here is Paris, my stove top is electrical stove, obviously it was bit quite tricky for me to dish out this bread.Chinese wok which i usually use for making noodles worked awesome for making this bread. Almost like our Indian rumali roti, this Shrak are like handkerchief like bread which calls for one side cooking. Shrak bread is a prefect bread for making wraps and sandwiches. Just drop your favourite stuffing in a Shrak bread, roll it tightly and enjoy as your sandwich. Am running a month of blogging marathon with A-Z International flatbreads from different part of the world. After 'Imeruli Khachapuri' from Georgian cuisine, today i couldnt stop myself to post this fabulous Shrak Bread from Jordan.

Recipe Source: Here & Here

1cup All purpose flour

2cups Whole wheat flour

1tsp Instant yeast

1cup Warm water

1/2tbsp salt

1tsp Sugar

2tbsp Olive oil 

In a bowl, take the flours, instant yeast, salt and sugar.

Add gradually the warm water,olive oil and mix everything together. Knead well until the dough turns soft and elastic.

Cover with a towel or a plastic wrap and keep it aside to rest.

Preheat your Saj(if using it) i used a wok in simmer.

Divide the dough into 6-7 equal sized balls.

Sprinkle your work top with some flour and start flattening your dough balls with a rolling pin.

Once the wok is hot, place the flatten dough sheet on the wok individually and bake on one side only until the flatbread bubbles and golden brown.

Remove the bread from the Saj and cover with a damp towel.

Continue the process with the remaining dough. Serve this bread with your favourite toppings.

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