Lahmacun

Name: Lahmacun
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 98 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Istanbul & Anatolian Heart
Ingredients: thin flatbread dough; 300 g minced lamb/beef; tomato, pepper, onion, garlic, parsley (finely chopped/blended); pul biber, cumin, salt; parsley, onion, lemon to serve

Thin-as-paper dough spread with a bright, spiced minced-meat-and-tomato topping and baked blistering-fast, then rolled around herbs, onion, and lemon — the Anatolian "Turkish pizza" that is its own ancient thing.

1 hr 38 min · Serves 6 · Medium

Recipe by Halal Gourmet Editorial Team

Ingredients

Base

thin flatbread dough

Topping

300 gminced lamb/beef, zabiha
tomato, pepper, onion, garlic, parsley (finely chopped/blended)
pul biber, cumin, salt

Serve

parsley, onion, lemon to serve

Method

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Time: Prep 90 min · Cook 8 min · 98 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Make and rest a thin dough; roll paper-thin rounds.
80 min
2
Blend a wet minced-meat-and-vegetable topping; spread a thin layer to the edges.
10 min
3
Bake very hot until the edges crisp and the topping just cooks; serve rolled with parsley, onion, lemon.
8 min