When you crave a hearty cottage-cheese bake but have no time to work with dough, home cooks are increasingly turning to the so-called “lazy achma” — a layered bake made from lavash, sulguni, and sour-milk cottage cheese. According to Styler (an RBC-Ukraine project), the recipe is adapted from a video on the “Kulinariya Simonchuk” Facebook page and is designed for a round pan 21–22 cm in diameter. The finished dish is tender on the inside with a golden, crispy crust on top, making it suitable both for a family dinner and for serving guests.
Ingredients and Preparation
You only need a few readily available products: lavash, sulguni, sour-milk cottage cheese, eggs, and milk. Following the instructions, the sulguni is grated and mixed with the cottage cheese to form the main cheesy filling. Separately, the eggs are beaten with milk until smooth — this mixture is what soaks the lavash layers and binds the filling into a single whole after baking.
Assembly and Baking Technique
The lavash is cut or torn into pieces and placed in the pan, alternating with the cheesy cottage-cheese filling. The layers are then evenly poured over with the egg-milk mixture. The bake is placed in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and baked for about 30 minutes, until a golden crust forms and the dish is fully cooked. The recipe’s author demonstrated the exact process in a video, so the visual part remains the key guide for beginners.
Serving and Practical Tips
Once done, the achma is best left to rest for a few minutes after coming out of the oven — this lets the structure set and makes it easier to slice into portions. This trick helps preserve the layered structure and keeps the delicate cottage-cheese filling intact. As alternative versions, open sources mention variations with mozzarella or with the addition of bacon, which confirms the popularity of the “lazy achma” format as a flexible base for different fillings.
Context and Origin of the Recipe
The “lazy achma” format has become one of the popular lifestyle recipes in the Russian-language culinary segment: it combines the traditional idea of a layered cheese pie with a simplified, no-knead technique. The Styler material emphasizes that the project blends entertainment and lifestyle, publishing trends, tips, and recipes, while advertisers bear responsibility for the accuracy of advertising and partner content. To make it yourself, simply follow the basic scheme: layers of lavash, a cottage-cheese-and-cheese filling, an egg-milk pour, and 30 minutes at 180 degrees.
