Middle Eastern · Dinner
Crispy Pita Lamb Bowl
Lamb Fatteh Laban
Levantine layered bowl of crisp pita, spiced chickpeas, and shredded lamb in a garlic-yogurt-tahini sauce, finished with brown butter and pine nuts.
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10 minsPrep
20 minsCook
30 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
728Calories
38gProtein
42gFat
52gCarbs
4gSugar
8gFiber
890mgSodium
85mgChol
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Instructions
1
Prep
Tear 2 small pita breads into 3cm pieces. Cut 400g lamb shoulder into 2cm pieces and toss with 2 tsp seven-spice, 0.5 tsp cinnamon, 0.5 tsp allspice, 0.5 tsp Aleppo pepper, 2 grated garlic cloves, 20ml olive oil, and 1 tsp salt; rest 5 minutes. Whisk 300g yogurt, 40g tahini, remaining garlic, 20ml lemon juice, and 0.5 tsp salt until smooth.
2
Bake
Heat oven to 200C. Toss pita with remaining 20ml olive oil, spread on a tray, bake 8 to 10 minutes until deep golden and crisp. While pita bakes, simmer 300g chickpeas with 200ml hot water, 0.5 tsp cumin, and salt to taste in a medium saucepan over medium for 5 to 7 minutes until warm; drain, reserve 60ml liquid.
3
Sear
Heat a wide skillet over medium-high for 1 minute. Sear marinated lamb in a single layer (work in batches if needed to avoid crowding) for 6 to 7 minutes, turning every 90 seconds, until deeply caramelised and cooked through. Lift to a plate and rest 2 minutes.
4
Finish
Heat 30g butter in a small pan over medium for 90 seconds until foaming. Add 30g pine nuts and cook 60 to 90 seconds until golden and butter turns nutty brown. Thin the yogurt sauce with reserved chickpea liquid 1 tbsp at a time until it flows in a thick ribbon.
5
Plate
Build in 2 wide bowls: crisp pita base, warm chickpeas, lamb with pan juices. Spoon yogurt-tahini sauce generously over, drizzle brown-butter pine nuts across, scatter 20g chopped parsley, dust with 0.5 tsp sumac and Aleppo pepper. Serve immediately.
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Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 400g (14.1 oz) lamb shoulder
- 2 tsp seven-spice mix
- 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
- 0.5 tsp ground allspice
- 0.5 tsp Aleppo pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 40ml (2.7 tbsp) extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp fine sea salt
- 300g (10.6 oz) cooked chickpeas
- 200ml (3/4 cup + 2 tbsp) hot water
- 0.5 tsp ground cumin
- 2 small pita breads
- 300g (10.6 oz) full-fat plain yogurt
- 40g (1.4 oz) tahini
- 20ml (4 tsp) lemon juice
- 30g (1 oz) butter
- 30g (1 oz) pine nuts
- 20g (small handful) flat-leaf parsley
- 0.5 tsp sumac