Spiced lamb stuffed flatbreads for a Middle Eastern inspired dinner you can make in minutes via IrishTimesFood
Lilly Higgins: This Middle Eastern street food favourite an be cooked in an oven, airfryer, pan or barbecueArayes are a traditional Middle Eastern street food: pitta bread stuffed with seasoned meat. They are originally from Lebanon and Palestine. Egypt has an opened-up version called hawashi that has the same ingredients and sometimes includes chilli pepper. They’re quick and easy to make and so tasty.
Minced chicken or beef can be used, but I love lamb with these spices. For a chicken version, I like to add lemon zest and coriander. I use large oval pitta bread for this, or Middle Eastern flatbread is even better. Once the arayes are cooked, you can cut them in half or quarters to serve. I love to make a large stack of these an hour or so ahead of time, filling each bread and flattening it, then storing in the fridge until I’m ready to cook them. It is real fast food that can be then cooked in minutes, perfect for feeding a crowd. My kids love these, as they do any hand-held foods.
Feel free to adjust the filling to your own taste. A little harissa, extra spice or lemon zest are all great. I use a Middle Eastern seven-spice blend to make these. It’s readily available in supermarkets. The lamb can take plenty of seasoning. You can also add a handful of grated cheese or a drizzle of sticky sour pomegranate molasses to these. Although not traditional, these are great served with tzatziki, the cooling dill-flecked cucumber dip from Greece.
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