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Armenian-Style Lahm Bi Ajin
Armenian-style Lahm Bi Ajin offers a different take on the traditional meat-on-dough dish, distinct from the Shaami version. Try this Norma Kitchen rendition and share your thoughts.
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dough ingredients:\r\n1 kilogram flour.\r\n1/4 cup warm water. \r\n1 teaspoon sugar. \r\n1 tablespoon instant yeast.\r\n2 tablespoons vegetable oil.\r\n1 teaspoon salt.\r\nabout 1 1/2 cups water, or as needed.
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Preparation of dough: We mix the yeast with warm water and sugar, let it sit for ten minutes, then stir until fully dissolved.
In another bowl mix flour with oil and salt and a cup of water; knead, then add the yeast mixture and knead... add more water if needed.
Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for about two hours. Then cut into circles, roll each circle very thin, place filling, and bake on an oiled sheet in a hot oven.
Filling:\r\n1 kg mixed beef and lamb\r\n5 garlic cloves, minced\r\n5 medium red tomatoes\r\nA bunch of parsley\r\n1/4 bunch chopped mint\r\n1 medium onion (optional)\r\n1 tablespoon red pepper paste\r\n2 tablespoons tomato paste\r\n1/2 teaspoon black pepper\r\n1 tablespoon seven-spice\r\n1 tablespoon salt or to taste\r\nPine nuts (optional)
Mix all ingredients and spread over the dough, then bake.
Armenian-style Lahm Bi Ajin is one of Norma Kitchen's recipes
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Ingredients
- 1 kilogram flour (all-purpose).
- 1/4 cup warm water.
- 1 teaspoon sugar.
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast.
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil.
- 1 medium tablespoon salt.
- Approximately 1½ cups water, or as needed.
- Dough preparation:
- Filling:
- 1 kilogram mixed beef and lamb.
- 5 garlic cloves, crushed.
- 5 medium red tomatoes.
- 1 bunch parsley.
- 1/4 bunch mint, chopped.
- 1 medium onion (optional)
- 1 tablespoon red pepper paste (roasted pepper paste)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste.
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
- 1 tablespoon seven-spice mix.
- 1 tablespoon salt, or to taste.
- Pine nuts (optional)
- Mix all the ingredients, spread over the dough, and bake.
- The Armenian-style Lahm Bi Ajin recipe is one of 'Norma Kitchen' recipes
- Norma Halawi
Method
- Mix the yeast with the warm water and sugar and leave for 10 minutes, then stir until fully dissolved.
- In another bowl, mix the flour with the oil, salt, and 1 cup of water and knead, then add the yeast mixture and knead... add the remaining water only if needed
- Cover the dough and leave it in a warm place to rise for about 2 hours, then cut into circles, roll each circle very thin, place the filling, put on a greased baking tray, and bake in a hot oven.
