Shelpek ( tk, çelpek; kk, шелпек, translit=shelpek; ky, май токоч, челпек; uz, чалпак, script=cyrl, translit=chalpek; ug, чалпак, script=cyrl, translit=chalpyak) is a traditional
Central Asia
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flatbread
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commonly consumed all over the region. The main ingredients of shelpek are flour, milk, sugar, butter, sour cream such as
Kaymak
Kaymak, sarshir, or qashta/ashta ( fa, سَرشیر ) ( ar, قشطة or ar, قيمر ) is a creamy dairy food similar to clotted cream, made from the milk of water buffalo, cows, sheep, or goats in Central Asia, some Balkan countries, som ...
, baking soda, salt and vegetable oil.
The dough is shaped into balls and fried in hot vegetable oil until reaching a golden color. Shelpek can also be prepared with yeast, thus the dough stays soft for a longer period of time. The recipe to prepare the dough in the given case is similar to the one used for
baursak.
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Qistibi
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very similar
turnover
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Chiburekki very similar
turnover
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Haliva
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Börek
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Fried dough
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Gözleme
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Khuushuur
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Lángos
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Lörtsy
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Pastel (food)
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Puri (food)
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Qutab
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Samosa
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Kazakhstani cuisine
Kyrgyz cuisine
Turkmenistan cuisine
Uzbekistani cuisine
Flatbreads
Deep fried foods
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