Spiced Lamb with Flatbread

I’ll be honest—I came up with this recipe purely because I wanted to do something fun. That’s it. You can serve this dish however you like: throw everything onto a plate and dig in, or portion it up and serve the lamb with toppings on flatbread.

Spiced Lamb with Flatbread
Spiced Lamb with Flatbread

Serves 4

Hands-on Time 30 minutes

Cooking Time 23 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1 bunch of mint

  • 1 pomegranate

  • ½ cucumber

  • ¼ tsp + pinch of salt

  • 250g Greek yoghurt

  • 1 onion

  • ½ tbsp olive oil

  • 2 garlic cloves

  • 1 tsp ground coriander

  • 1 tsp ground cumin

  • 1 tbsp Ras El Hanout spice mix

  • 2 tbsp tomato puree

  • ½ tin (200g) chopped tomatoes

  • 1 lemon

  • 500g lamb mince

  • 50g feta cheese

  • 25g pistachios

  • 4–8 flatbreads

Equipment

  • Serving bowls

  • Vegetable peeler

  • Spoon

  • Grater

  • Kitchen paper

  • Knife

  • Chopping board

  • Wooden spoon

  • Large wide frying pan

  • Micro-grater

  • Spatula

  • Serving dish

Method

1. Prepare the mint yoghurt

  • Chop the mint leaves and set aside.

  • Extract the seeds from the pomegranate and set aside.

  • Peel and grate the cucumber. Squeeze out excess water using kitchen paper.

  • Mix the cucumber, half the chopped mint, a pinch of salt, and Greek yoghurt in a serving bowl.

2. Cook the lamb

  • Peel, quarter, and slice the onion.

  • Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 10 minutes until softened.

  • Grate in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

  • Add the coriander, cumin, Ras El Hanout, tomato puree, chopped tomatoes, and juice of the lemon. Stir and cook for 1 minute.

  • Add the lamb mince and ¼ tsp salt. Break up the lamb with a spatula and cook for 10 minutes until browned and cooked through. Taste and adjust seasoning.

3. Assemble and serve

  • Chop the pistachios and crumble the feta.

  • Serve the lamb in a dish topped with pistachios, feta, dollops of mint yoghurt, pomegranate seeds, and remaining mint.

  • Serve with flatbreads and extra accompaniments on the side.

Enjoy!

Spiced Lamb with Flatbread
Spiced Lamb with Flatbread