Lahmacun

Ingredients list for Lahmacun

• 2¼ cups Refined flour (maida)
• 1½ teaspoons Fresh yeast
• ½ teaspoon Castor sugar (caster sugar)
• ½ teaspoon Salt
• for greasing Olive oil
• Topping -
• 2 cups Mutton mince (keema)
• 1 tablespoon Butter
• 1 medium Onion finely chopped
• 3 Garlic cloves finely chopped
• 2 medium Tomatoes peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1 Pickled jalapenos seeded and finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Paprika smoked
• ½ cup Fresh mint leaves finely chopped
• ½ cup Fresh parsley finely chopped
• to taste Salt
• to taste Crushed black peppercorns
• Juice of 1 lemon

Method

1. To prepare pizza dough, put yeast in a bowl. Add two tablespoons warm water and castor sugar, mix and set aside to activate.
2. Sieve together flour and salt into another bowl, mix and make a well in the center. Add activated yeast and mix. Add some warm water and knead into soft dough.
3. Transfer the dough onto the worktop and stretch for five minutes.
4. Grease a bowl with some olive oil, place the dough in it, cover with damp muslin cloth and set aside at a warm place to prove for one hour.
5. Transfer the proven dough on the worktop and knock back to release excess air. Roll into a log, divide into four equal portions and shape into balls.
6. Dust a plate with some flour, place the balls, cover with damp muslin cloth and set aside to prove for thirty minutes.
7. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease a baking tray with some olive oil.
8. To prepare the topping, heat butter in anon-stick pan. Add onion and sauté till translucent. Add garlic and sauté for one minute. Transfer into another bowl.
9. Add mutton mince, tomatoes, jalapeno, smoked paprika, mint leaves, parsley, salt and crushed peppercorns and mix well.
10. Roll out each ball into one-eighth inch thick disc and place them on the greased baking tray.
11. Brush some olive oil on each disc and spread some mutton mixture on top.
12. Place the tray in the preheated oven and bake for twelve to fifteen minutes.
13. Drizzle some lemon juice on top and serve hot.