Recipe
Lahmacun
Paper-thin Turkish flatbread with a spiced minced meat and vegetable topping, blasted in a screaming-hot oven until the edges blister. Rolled up with parsley and a squeeze of lemon — no knife and fork allowed.
- Preparation
- 45 minutes
- Cooking
- 25 minutes
- Total time
- 70 minutes
- Servings
- 4

Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 641 kcal
- Protein
- 31 g
- Carbohydrates
- 84 g
- Fat
- 19.5 g
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour400 g
- Dried yeast1 žličica
- Lukewarm water250 ml
- Salt1 žličica
- Ground beef250 g
- Ground lamb100 g
- Onion1 kom
- Red bell pepper1 kom
- Tomatoes2 kom
- Tomato paste1 žlica
- Fresh parsley30 g
- Pul biber (Turkish chili flakes)1 žličica
- Ground cumin1 žličica
- Sweet paprika1 žličica
- Lemon (in wedges)1 kom
Instructions
- 1
Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water and let it sit for a few minutes until it smells yeasty.
- 2
Knead the flour, salt and yeast water into a soft, smooth dough, a good 8 minutes by hand.
- 3
Cover the dough and let it rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
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