Arayes
Directions
- 1Grate an onion and squeeze out the juice using a kitchen towel.
- 2Chop parsley and cilantro.
- 3In a bowl, combine the onion, grated garlic, parsley, cilantro, baharat, smoked paprika, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
- 4Mix and incorporate with ground lamb.
- 5Slice pita in half, stuff it with the lamb mixture, and drizzle generously with olive oil.
- 6Sear the pockets meat side down until it gets a nice crust, then toast on the pita sides until golden brown.
- 7Place in a 350°F oven until cooked through.
- 8Make a sauce by combining Greek yogurt, tahini, lemon juice, parsley, cilantro, baharat, salt, pepper, grated garlic, and more olive oil.
- 9Serve arayes with the sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 lbs ground lamb
- 0.5 onion
- 0.25 cup parsley
- 0.25 cup cilantro
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp baharat
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 0.25 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 pita
- 0 olive oil for cooking
- 0.5 cup greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp parsley
- 2 tbsp cilantro
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 0.25 cup tahini
- 0 salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Equipment
graterkitchen towelknifebowlheavy bottom panoven