Doner Kebab from Scratch

Name: Doner Kebab from Scratch
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1kg minced lamb, 20% fat; 500g lamb leg, cut into thin slabs; 1 onion, grated; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp cumin; 2 tsp paprika; 1 tsp allspice; 1 tsp oregano; flatbreads, tomato and onion to serve

Home-made vertical-style lamb doner, layered and roasted, then sliced — the original, without the mystery.

Total time

90 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

60 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Turkish

Ingredients

1kgminced lamb, 20% fat

500glamb leg, cut into thin slabs

1onion, grated

3 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tspcumin

2 tsppaprika

1 tspallspice

1 tsporegano

flatbreads, tomato and onionto serve

Instructions

Mix minced lamb with all spices, onion and garlic thoroughly.

Layer minced lamb mixture and lamb slabs alternately in a loaf tin, pressing firmly. Marinate 12 hours.

Roast at 200°C for 1 hour. Drain fat halfway through.

Slice very thinly from the loaf. Grill slices briefly before serving.

Serve in warm flatbread with tomato, onion, and garlic yoghurt.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

Protein

0.9g

Fat

0.6g

Carbs

5.4g

Fiber

1.5g

Sodium

5mg

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