Martabak (Saudi Arabia)

 


Martabak is a filled and fried pancake similar to roti, often served as a popular street food item in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Indonesia, and Malaysia. While the fillings vary, the most popular include ground beef, eggs, garlic, onions, peppers, curry, and oil.

Fresh herbs such as coriander and mint are often used for additional flavoring. The pancake batter should be extremely thin. Another name for the dish is mutabbaq, an Arabic word meaning folded, which refers to the way the flexible dough is folded around the filling during baking.

The final product is usually rectangular in shape, immediately after forming a golden brown color on both sides. Martabak is believed to have been invented at the same time in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, and it is widely accepted that it soon spread to other parts of the Arab world, India and Iran, as both countries have large Indian populations.

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