This Lahm bi Ajeen Recipe (meat pie/ turkiash lahmacun) is a delicious twist on a classic Middle Eastern flatbread with a thin, pizza-like crust topped with spiced ground meat and fresh herbs, baked to perfection and paired with a tangy sumac onion salad! Perfect to try this Ramadan! Ingredients for Dough: 3 cups all-purpose flour (360g) ¾ tsp instant yeast 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp salt ¾ tsp sugar ¾ to 1 cup warm water (gradually add as needed) Meat Mixture: 400g beef mince with fat or lamb (or a mix of both) 1 onion 2 small tomatoes ½ red pepper 3-4 green chilies (adjust to taste) 2 cloves of garlic ½ bunch of parsley 1 tbsp tomato paste 2 tbsp oil Salt (to taste) 1 tsp red chili powder, coriander, cumin n chilli flakes 2 tsp paprika powder 1/2 tsp black pepper powder Method: 1)In a large bowl, mix flour, instant yeast, sugar, and salt. 2)Add olive oil and gradually pour in water and mix to form dough. Knead for 5-8 until smooth and elastic. 3)Place in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise for 1 to 1.5 hours, or until doubled in size. 4)Now add onion, tomatoes, red pepper, garlic, green chilies, and parsley to food processor and blend. 5)Add mixture to meat along with tomato paste oil and spices and mix. 6)Once the dough has risen, divide it into equal portions and shape into balls. 7)Roll out each ball into a thin circle on a lightly floured surface. 8)Spread a thin layer of the prepared meat mixture evenly over the dough. 9)Place on a baking tray and broil in the oven at maximum heat for 5-7 minutes until the edges are crispy and the meat is fully cooked. Sumac Onion Salad 1 large onion, julienned 1 small tomato, finely chopped ¼ cup pomegranate seeds ¼ cup chopped parsley 1 tsp sumac Salt 1 tbsp lemon juice (adjust) Method: In a bowl, add onions, chopped tomatoes, pomegranate seeds, and parsley. Season with salt, sumac and drizzle lemon juice over the salad.Toss everything together and let it sit for a few minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
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This Lahm bi Ajeen Recipe (meat pie/ turkiash lahmacun) is a delicious twist on a classic Middle Eastern flatbread with a thin, pizza-like crust topped with spiced ground meat and fresh herbs, baked to perfection and paired with a tangy sumac onion salad!
Perfect to try this Ramadan!
Ingredients for Dough:
3 cups all-purpose flour (360g)
¾ tsp instant yeast
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp salt
¾ tsp sugar
¾ to 1 cup warm water (gradually add as needed)
Meat Mixture:
400g beef mince with fat or lamb (or a mix of both)
1 onion
2 small tomatoes
½ red pepper
3-4 green chilies (adjust to taste)
2 cloves of garlic
½ bunch of parsley
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp oil
Salt (to taste)
1 tsp red chili powder, coriander, cumin n chilli flakes
2 tsp paprika powder
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
Method:
1)In a large bowl, mix flour, instant yeast, sugar, and salt.
2)Add olive oil and gradually pour in water and mix to form dough. Knead for 5-8 until smooth and elastic.
3)Place in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise for 1 to 1.5 hours, or until doubled in size.
4)Now add onion, tomatoes, red pepper, garlic, green chilies, and parsley to food processor and blend.
5)Add mixture to meat along with tomato paste oil and spices and mix.
6)Once the dough has risen, divide it into equal portions and shape into balls.
7)Roll out each ball into a thin circle on a lightly floured surface.
8)Spread a thin layer of the prepared meat mixture evenly over the dough.
9)Place on a baking tray and broil in the oven at maximum heat for 5-7 minutes until the edges are crispy and the meat is fully cooked.
Sumac Onion Salad
1 large onion, julienned
1 small tomato, finely chopped
¼ cup pomegranate seeds
¼ cup chopped parsley
1 tsp sumac
Salt
1 tbsp lemon juice (adjust)
Method:
In a bowl, add onions, chopped tomatoes, pomegranate seeds, and parsley. Season with salt, sumac and drizzle lemon juice over the salad.Toss everything together and let it sit for a few minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
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