Lamb fatteh

• Meat

  • 400 g Lamb

• Produce

  • 100 g Chickpeas, dried
  • 1/4 cup Flat-leaf parsley
  • 3 Garlic clove
  • 1 Lemon, large
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Pickled turnips

• Condiments

  • 1 tbsp Pomegranate molasses
  • 2 tsp Tahini
  • 1 Yoghurt sauce

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Allspice, ground
  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom, ground
  • 2 Cinnamon quills
  • 1/4 tsp Paprika, sweet

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 tbsp Olive oil

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 tsp Cumin, ground
  • 2 tbsp Pine nuts, toasted

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 2 Lebanese breads

• Dairy

  • 560 g Yoghurt, Natural

Found on nonnascooking.com

Description

Directions

• Place 1 onion quarter in a small pan with drained chickpeas and 1 cinnamon quill. Cover with 750 ml water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook, covered, for 30 minutes or until chickpeas are tender.
• Meanwhile, finely chop remaining onion. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes or until softened. Add garlic, spices and remaining cinnamon, and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add lamb and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, for 7 minutes or until browned. Add pomegranate molasses and 125 ml water, and cook for 2 minutes or until liquid reduces slightly. Remove from heat.
• To make sauce, combine all ingredients in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 220 °C. Place the breads on a rack in the oven and bake for 5 minutes or until lightly golden and crisp. Set aside.
• Drain chickpeas, reserving 80 ml water and discarding cinnamon and onion. Reserve 2 tbsp chickpeas to serve. Using your hands, break bread into 4 cm pieces and place in a 1.5 L round baking dish. Drizzle with reserved water, one-third of yoghurt sauce and top with lamb mixture, chickpeas and remaining yoghurt sauce. Bake for 10 minutes or until heated through. Scatter over reserved chickpeas, pine nuts, paprika and parsley. Drizzle with extra oil and serve with pickles and olives.
• Notes
• • Pomegranate molasses is available from select delis and Middle Eastern food shops.
• • Pickled turnips are available from Middle Eastern food shops.