Lahmacun

Name: Lahmacun
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 500g minced lamb; 2 flatbread rounds or pizza bases, thin; 1 onion, grated; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 cup parsley, chopped; 1 lemon, to serve

Crispy thin Turkish flatbread topped with spiced minced lamb, onion and parsley — the original Turkish pizza.

Total time

25 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Turkish

Ingredients

500gminced lamb

2flatbread rounds or pizza bases, thin

1onion, grated

2 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tbsptomato paste

1 tspcumin

1 tsppaprika

1/2 tspcinnamon

1/4 cupparsley, chopped

1lemon, to serve

Instructions

Mix lamb, onion, garlic, tomato paste, spices and half the parsley into a paste.

Spread very thinly over flatbread rounds, reaching the edges.

Bake at 250°C for 8–10 minutes until edges crisp and meat is cooked.

Scatter remaining parsley, squeeze lemon over and roll up to eat.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

Protein

1.5g

Fat

0.5g

Carbs

7.6g

Fiber

2.1g

Sodium

16mg

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