Lahm Bi Ajeen

Name: Lahm Bi Ajeen
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients: 3 cups flour, for dough; 400g ground lamb or beef; 2 tomatoes, finely chopped; 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses

لحم بعجين/lahm bee ah-JEEN/

Also known as: Lebanese Meat Pies

About this dish

Small flatbreads topped with spiced minced meat, tomato, and pomegranate molasses.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups flour, for dough

🥩400g ground lamb or beef

🍅2 tomatoes, finely chopped

🍯2 tbsp pomegranate molasses

Method

Serves 3

Make a simple yeasted dough and let it rest.

Mix ground meat with chopped tomato, onion, and pomegranate molasses.

Roll the dough into small rounds and spread with the meat topping.

Bake at 220°C (425°F) until the edges are golden and meat is cooked.

Serve warm with a squeeze of lemon.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Lahm bi ajeen is a widely eaten Lebanese meat flatbread, similar to dishes found across the Levant with regional topping variations.

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