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 Flavors of Cuisines - Middle Eastern guest hosted by Asiya Akka, event by Julie..

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..

56 comments:

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

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

A Kamalika Krishmy said... Reply To This Comment

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... Reply To This Comment

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

Finla said... Reply To This Comment

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 Sankar said... Reply To This Comment

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

Umm Mymoonah said... Reply To This Comment

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

Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

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... Reply To This Comment

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

kitchen flavours said... Reply To This Comment

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

Pari Vasisht said... Reply To This Comment

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

Nandita SS said... Reply To This Comment

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

Raks said... Reply To This Comment

New to me thanks for the recipe priya!

My Kitchen Antics said... Reply To This Comment

i love khubus...so soft and fluffy

Heather S-G said... Reply To This Comment

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

Hari Chandana P said... Reply To This Comment

very new to me.. looks really tempting !!

Elaichii said... Reply To This Comment

Looks superb! Never tried it before!

Rachana said... Reply To This Comment

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

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

Nice breads

Jaisy James said... Reply To This Comment

my favurite

Uma said... Reply To This Comment

new to me.. interesting!

GEETHA ACHAL said... Reply To This Comment

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

aipi said... Reply To This Comment

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

US Masala

Satya said... Reply To This Comment

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

Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

Vrinda said... Reply To This Comment

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

Harini said... Reply To This Comment

awesome bread

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

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

chef and her kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

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

Akila said... Reply To This Comment

lovely recipe dear...

http://akilaskitchen.blogspot.com

Regards,
Akila.

Suji said... Reply To This Comment

Hmm with some hummus, this is heavenly...

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

நான் இது செய்தது இல்லை இனி ,முயற்சி செய்கிறேன் ப்ரியா

Pam said... Reply To This Comment

The flatbread looks great.

Shanthi Krishnakumar said... Reply To This Comment

Oh fantastic More like tandoor roti

Nandinis food said... Reply To This Comment

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

Mary Bergfeld said... Reply To This Comment

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... Reply To This Comment

Yummy looking bread:)

veena said... Reply To This Comment

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

Shabitha Karthikeyan said... Reply To This Comment

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

Nithya said... Reply To This Comment

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

Nitha said... Reply To This Comment

Never thought this is so easy to make..

Sadhana Valentina said... Reply To This Comment

Nice one dear!

Menaga Sathia said... Reply To This Comment

அருமையான குபூஸ்...

Fajeeda said... Reply To This Comment

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

Sangi said... Reply To This Comment

those flat breads look great n perfect

NIDHYA said... Reply To This Comment

Love the bread.looks great.

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

Lakshmi said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely looking bread Priya. New one to me.

Hamsi said... Reply To This Comment

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.

CurryLeaf said... Reply To This Comment

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

Ananda said... Reply To This Comment

they look so perfect well done :)

FewMinute Wonders said... Reply To This Comment

Have not heard of this bread. Looks familiar.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

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... Reply To This Comment

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 Suresh said... Reply To This Comment

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

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

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.

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

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

Asiya Omar said... Reply To This Comment

Ohh, ayyoo superb, Sure I will try.Nice,Thanks for sharing.

Admin said... Reply To This Comment

very nice Priya!!!