Monday's Greek Recipe - Kypriakes Ravioles- Cyprus Ravioli

For the dough

• 4 water glasses self-raising flour
• pinch of salt
• 1  1/3  water glasses lukewarm water

For the filling

• 3 water glasses halloumi cheese, grated
• dried mint
• 2-3 eggs
• 1 chicken stock cube

Directions

1. To make the dough, mix the flour and the salt, stir in as much water as needed and knead to make a rather firm dough.
2. To make the filling, combine the halloumi cheese, the mint and the eggs to make a rather firm mixture.
3. Divide the dough into small portions.
4. Flour each portion and roll it out into a thin sheet which you cut into strips  of 9-10 cm width.
5. Place each strip on a flat surface dusted with flour.
6. Put about half a teaspoon filling at intervals of 4 cm on the half length of the strip.
7. Fold the remaining part of the strip over the filling to cover it completely.
8. Cut ravioli in round shapes with a special round ravioli cutter, dipping the cutter in flour every time.
9. Place the ravioli on a flat floured dish and dust with flour on both sides to prevent them from sticking together. Continue until all the dough and filling are used. It makes about 130 ravioli.
10. In a large pan, boil plenty of water with the chicken stock cube, add the ravioli and cook for 10-15 minutes.
11. To serve, place the ravioli in a semi-deep serving dish and sprinkle with grated halloumi cheese.

Note: If you have a pasta machine, you can use it to roll out the dough into strips.

Recipe by Sandra Lysandrou

Comments

[Stefania]

I love ravioli but it seems that I never find time to make them, unless my mother makes them for us. So I usually get them frozen at the supermarket although I know they are not as tasty as the homemade ones.

[Sophia]

We all love pasta in the family - especially our very own Cyprus ravioli. I would really love to learn how to make them myself. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

[Alexia M]

This is one of my favorite Cyprus dishes for a vegetarian like me! I remember when I first came to live and work in Cyprus, I could hardly find any vegetarian dishes in local restaurants. While having dinner at a local tavern in Limassol one of my co-workers said: Why dont you try our ravioli? And so I did and loved it so much despite the ....chicken stock. I think the chicken stock could be easily replaced by a vegetable stock, but maybe the taste isn't the same. Later, of course, I discovered your ladera like green beans, peas and eggplant in tomato sauce and was thrilled! I also loved your lentil with rice, blackeyed beans and dry beans in a salad or in tomato sauce.

[Laura]

You know how much I love your Greek recipes! I've tried a lot of them and they've always turned out great. Now this one seems quite a challenge but I will try it and will email the photo of the final result, as always. By the way, in the UK you can easily find Cyprus halloumi in most supermarkets.

[Lakis Ioannou]

That's a dish I would love for starters! Delicious!

[Jean-Paul Bouvier]

Cela doit être vraiment délicieux! Moi, j'adore les pâtes!!!!

[Christina]

Yummy! I wish I could have some of those ravioli now!!! I'm back from work and starving!! But, as I can't have this delicious dish, I'm off to call gyros delivery!! :-)

[Katie White]

This is a dish I'd love to taste. I'm such a pasta lover!!!

[Olga P]

Μου αρέσουν πολύ τα ραβιόλι αλλά, λόγω έλλειψης χρόνου χρησιμοποιώ τα κατεψυγμένα. Τα βράζω σύμφωνα με τις οδηγίες της συσκευασίας, τα στραγγίζω και μετά τα προσθέτω σε σάλτσα ντομάτας όπου έχω βάλει επίσης σκόρδο, σπανάκι,βασιλικό, ψιλοκομένες μαύρες ελιές και λίγη φέτα.

[Jeff]

Thanks for this flavorful greek twist on a italian classic!

[Constantinos]

Now, I love this dish of Cyprus ravioli for three reasons:

1. I love halloumi cheese!
2. I love pasta.
3. I love the combination of these two ingredients.

I like cooking and I can get a bit adventurous, so I promise I'll try this recipe soon! :-) Keep your fingers crossed!

[Agnes]

Greek food is amazing. They make the best pizza in Greece too. Not to mention frappe!!!