Recipe of Perfect Lahmacun – Turkish minced lamb pitta/pizza

Lahmacun – Turkish minced lamb pitta/pizza. Lahmacun is circular shaped like pizza and pitta ("pide") is oval. The shape and size all depends on your preference and oven trays. The base should be quite thin.

Lahmacun (pronounced Lah-Ma-Joun) is a crispy and thin flatbread topped with a combination of minced meat and vegetables. It's also referred to as Turkish pizza, Armenian pizza, Syrian pizza and Lebanese pizza in some recipes and translated restaurant menus. Think of Lahmacun (Lahamajoun) as super thin, crispy Turkish pizza (or flatbread) topped with a flavor-packed mixture of minced meat with peppers, tomato, fresh herbs and earthy spices.

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, lahmacun – turkish minced lamb pitta/pizza. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Lahmacun is circular shaped like pizza and pitta ("pide") is oval. The shape and size all depends on your preference and oven trays. The base should be quite thin.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lahmacun – turkish minced lamb pitta/pizza using 17 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Lahmacun – Turkish minced lamb pitta/pizza:

1. {Make ready of For the dough:.
2. {Get 1/2 cup of water.
3. {Prepare 1/2 cup of milk.
4. {Get 2 of and 1/2 cup flour.
5. {Get 1 tea spoon of easy bake yeast.
6. {Get 1 tea spoon of sugar.
7. {Take 1 tea spoon of salt.
8. {Prepare of For the top:.
9. {Prepare 400-500 gr of minced lamb.
10. {Prepare 3 of onions.
11. {Prepare 4 of tomatoes.
12. {Take 2-3 clove of garlic.
13. {Make ready 1 of green pepper.
14. {Make ready 1/2 bunch of parsley.
15. {Take 1 tbsp of chilli paste.
16. {Get of Ground pepper.
17. {Take of Salt.

I take a major shortcut by using quality store-bought pizza dough. But the secret is in the spice mixture. Turn the heat up and add the lamb. This oval-shaped flatbread topped with spicy lamb or beef mince is Turkey's take on pizza.

Steps to make Lahmacun – Turkish minced lamb pitta/pizza:

1. Let's start with the dough first. I prefer using milk and water mixture for my dough but all water would be fine. Mix half cup of milk with half cup of hot water, add some sugar and mix. In a large bowl, mix the mixture with 2 and a half cup of flour, yeast and salt..
2. The dough will have a sticky texture. It should be medium hard; not so soft, not so hard..
3. Close the bowl with cling film and let it rest for an hour in a warm dark place..
4. While the dough getting ready we can prepare the topping. Finely chop all the vegetables and add them to the minced lamb. Don't forget the skin the tomatoes. Add the chilli paste, pepper and salt..
5. This is how the topping should look like..
6. When the dough ready, it should approximately be double the original size..
7. Now we can start working on our base. You have to work with flour in every step. Add pitch of flour whenever you are touching or trying to give shape..
8. Lahmacun and pitta have different shapes. Lahmacun is circular shaped like pizza and pitta ("pide") is oval. The shape and size all depends on your preference and oven trays. The base should be quite thin. Here is lahmacun base..
9. Here is pitta (pide) base:.
10. Place the bases on to the oven trays with baking papers. And put some toppings..
11. Spread the topping so that all the base is covered. For pitta, fold the edges inside..
12. Put them in a 200 degree Celsius pre-heated oven. And cook until top and bottom is golden; approximately 30-40min..
13. Enjoy it with a touch of lemon. I almost always drink "ayran" along with it; which is a yogurt drink. I hope you enjoy too. "Afiyet olsun!"..

Originating in the country's south-east province of Gaziantep, it's topped with salad or pickles and lemon juice, then rolled up and eaten on the go. This spicy, crispy Turkish Pizza, called ' Lahmacun ' is a famous Turkish street food that can be made at home easily. It is normally garnished with fresh salad and a creamy garlic sauce and or a tangy zesty hot red pepper sauce. What is Turkish pizza Lahmacun is a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat usually beef or lamb and with minced vegetables. It is sometimes described as Turkish pizza, Armenian pizza, or similar names.

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