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Fattah (bread, chickpeas and meat)

A festive dish of crispy bread pieces soaked in broth, topped with chickpeas, slow-cooked meat and tomato sauce, then drizzled with garlic yogurt. It is traditionally served at big holidays and family meals.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Bouillon

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Brown the lamb pieces in the oil, in small batches, so they get good color. Set aside.
  2. In the same pot, sauté the sliced onions for 8 minutes, then add the garlic and spices.
  3. Return the meat, add the chopped tomatoes, the tomato sauce, the cinnamon, the bay leaves and 1.5 liters of water. Cover and simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes over low heat.
  4. Meanwhile, toast the flatbreads in the oven at 200 °C until crispy, then break them into pieces.
  5. Reheat the chickpeas in a little broth. Mix the yogurt with the crushed garlic, lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
  6. In a large dish, arrange the bread pieces, pour over hot broth, add the chickpeas and meat, then top with the yogurt. Finish with melted butter and serve immediately.

Variations and tips

Chicken version. Replace the lamb with chicken thighs and reduce the cooking time to 40 minutes.

With what you can find here. Khobz bread can be replaced with pita bread.

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