Armenian Lahmajun Recipe | Mom's Notes (2024)

For the dough

• 6 cups all purpose flour(sifted)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp instant yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• water (warm)

The topping

• 1 kg ground beef, fine grind & fatty
• 1/2 kg Onions
• 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
• 1 bunch Parsley
• 1 kg tomatoes
• 1 - 2 medium hot pepper
• 2 tbsp Hot pepper paste
• 2 tbsp Tomato Paste
• 2 tbsp Pomegranate Molasses
• 2 tbsp Sumac
• Salt & Pepper

In the mixer using the dough hook

• add the flour and the sugar and the yeast in the mixer bowl.
• add 2 cups water and start kneading on slow.
• knead faster and add more water asneeded.
• incorporate the oil and sprinkle the salt on the dough while the mixer is on.
• knead for five more minutes.

let the dough rest and proof.

In a food processor

• Mince the onions.

In a fine sieve

• Rinse the onion to get out the bitterness.

In a pan

• Sweat the drained onion in the oil.

Let it cool.

In a food processor

• Mince the tomato, the pepper, and the parsley.

In a bowl

• Add the onion with the oil to the tomato mix.
• Mix in the ground beef with the spices and the condiments.

Store in the fridge.

On a floured counter-top

• Shape the dough into small balls.

Let them rest covered with a towel.

• Roll the dough into thin disks periodically dusting the table and the dough with flour.
• Spread the topping mixture on each disk.

In a very hot oven

• Bake in a hot oven until dough is crisp, and the beef is cooked well.