🇮🇶 Iraq
Lahm b'ajeen
Iraq and the wider region roll it thinner and wider — crisp-edged meat flatbreads folded over fresh mint.
🔪 Prep: 35 min🔥 Cook: 12 min📈 Difficulty: Easy
Cooking for
6 people
✨ What makes it special
Wide and thin, tangier with tamarind or amba notes, folded like a taco.
Ingredients
- 500 gflour
- 400 gground beef and lamb
- 2 tbsptomato paste
- 1 tbsptamarind paste
- 1 onion, grated
- 1 tspbaharat
Method
- 1
Roll the dough into wide thin rounds.
- 2
Spread a thin layer of the spiced tamarind meat to the very edge.
- 3
Bake hot and fast until the base crackles.
- 4
Fold over mint and onion wedges and eat standing.
🍽 On your table
How this dish looks served for 6