Turkish · Dinner
Ground Lamb Flatbread
Ground lamb seasoned with cumin, sumac, and paprika is roasted atop a chickpea-flour flatbread base, finished with lemony red onion, parsley, and a dollop of garlic yogurt. Inspired by Turkish lahmacun, this version swaps wheat flour for gluten-free chickpea flour while keeping the charred, spiced, thin-crust character intact.
$5
20 minsPrep
12 minsCook
32 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
560Calories
38.8gProtein
27.6gFat
39.6gCarbs
7.1gSugar
8.8gFiber
481mgSodium
127mgChol
9.3gSat Fat
945mgPotassium
155mgCalcium
6.9mgIron
2.3mcgVitamin B12
16mgVitamin C
Goes well with
Turkish Red Wine or Ephesus Beer
local
Turkish Ayran
international
gluten-free
high-fiber
protein-rich
gluten-free
Instructions
1
Prep
Whisk chickpea flour, baking powder, and salt together, then add water and whisk until smooth; let sit uncovered for 15 minutes.
2
Mix
Combine ground lamb with red onion, garlic clove, parsley, cumin, sumac, smoked paprika, tomato, salt, and black pepper by hand until evenly distributed.
3
Preheat
Set an oven rack to its highest position and heat oven to 475°F (245°C) with a baking sheet inside for at least 10 minutes.
4
Bake
Brush hot sheet with half the olive oil, pour batter and tilt into an 8-inch round, then bake on high rack for 6 minutes until edges set and turn golden.
5
Roast
Scatter lamb mixture evenly over flatbread base to edges and roast at 475°F (245°C) for 5 to 6 minutes until lamb is browned and base edges are deep golden and crisp.
6
Finish
Stir lemon juice into yogurt, drizzle over hot flatbread, and scatter remaining parsley and sumac on top.
7
Plate
Slide flatbread onto a plate and serve immediately while the crust is still crisp.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 15 oz426g ground lamb
- 1 1/3 cup160g chickpea (gram) flour
- 6 tbsp90ml water, plus more as needed for the batter
- 2 tbsp30ml olive oil, divided
- 4 tbsp40g red onion
- 4 tbsp16g fresh parsley
- 1 tsp1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp1 tsp sumac, plus extra for finishing
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 22 small garlic clove
- 3 oz86g tomato
- 4 tbsp60g plain whole-milk yogurt
- 2 tsp2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp baking powder
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
