Description
A crispy Middle Eastern pizza made by spreading a spicy minced meat and vegetable paste thinly on an ultra-thin circular dough, baked in a stone oven.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Flour
- Minced beef/lamb
- Tomato
- Onion
- Parsley
- Cumin
Instructions
- Make a simple unleavened dough with flour, water, and salt, rolling it out into a large, paper-thin circle. Knead minced beef and lamb with very finely chopped tomatoes, onions, parsley, green chilies, tomato paste, salt, paprika, and cumin until it forms a paste. Spread this meat paste very thinly and evenly over the dough. Bake briefly in a high-temperature stone oven (or regular oven) for just a few minutes until the dough is crispy and the meat fat sizzles.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cumin and Paprika powder
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Flour tortilla wraps, Minced beef/pork
Pairing
Ayran(Salty Yogurt)
Trivia
[Trend] Much lighter than pide, it allows you to eat plenty of vegetables like a salad, making it a highly popular Turkish healthy fast food for dieting girls.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Place fresh parsley and onions on the crispy dough, squeeze an excessive amount of lemon, roll it up like a wrap, and bite into it!
Allergen
Wheat, Beef