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Lahmacun: minced meat topping on thin dough, served with fresh vegetables and lemon
Crispy Turkish pizza with minced meat, onion, tomato, and parsley

Lahmacun (Turkish pizza)

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses Quick Meals
Many call it 'Turkish pizza', but lahmacun is thinner, crispier, and cheese is never added. Its essence is the paper-thin dough and the spicy meat layer, which bake together in minutes in a hot oven. Rolled up with fresh lemon, parsley, and onion, it offers the perfect street food experience.
🕒 Prep Time 1 hr 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 10 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr 40 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 450 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Turkish

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Baking sheet (preheated is best)
  • Food processor (for chopping)

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten

Instructions

1 ✓

Knead a dough from the flour, water, yeast, salt, and oil. Leave to prove for 1 hour.

Tip: No need to over-prove; lahmacun dough isn't about airiness but crispiness.
2 ✓

Blitz the vegetables (tomato, onion, garlic, parsley) to a pulp in a machine, then mix with the meat and spices. If too thick, add a little water to make it spreadable.

Tip: Spreadable consistency is critical: if it's chunky, it will fall off the dough.
3 ✓

Preheat the oven with the baking tray inside to 220-230°C. Roll the dough into paper-thin circles.

Tip: The hot tray bakes the dough from the bottom, making it crispy (stone oven effect).
4 ✓

Spread the meat thinly over the dough. Slide onto the hot tray (use baking paper) and bake for 8-10 minutes.

Tip: Because the meat layer is so thin, it cooks in the same time as the dough.
5 ✓

Serve sprinkled with fresh parsley and red onion, drizzled with lemon, and rolled up.

Tip: The acidity of the lemon cuts through the richness of the meat.

Recipe FAQ

Why is it soft and not crispy?
The dough was too thick, or the oven wasn't hot enough. Lahmacun must be baked at the highest possible temperature.
The meat shrank on top.
The meat was fatty and contracted. Spread it very thinly, almost pressing it into the dough.

Ingredients

  • 300 g Fine plain flour (BL55)
  • 150 ml Water
  • 1 tsp Dried yeast
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 300 g Minced lamb or beef
  • 2 pcs Tomatoes (peeled)
  • 1 head Onion
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 bunch Parsley
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 0.5 tsp Ground cumin
  • 1 pc Lemon (to serve)