Bazeen

Make Bazeen at home

Ingredients

• 3 cups barley flour (or 2 cups barley and 1 cup all-purpose flour)
• 4 cups boiling water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 lb lamb, cubed
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 can (14 oz) crushed tomatoes
• 1 tsp turmeric and 1 tsp cumin
• 2 potatoes, cubed
• 4 hard-boiled eggs
• 1 tsp hot pepper, 3 tbsp oil

How it's made

1. Brown the lamb with the onions in oil in a heavy pot.
2. Add tomato paste, tomatoes, spices and 4 cups water, and simmer 1 hour until tender.
3. Add the potatoes in the last 20 minutes.
4. For the dough, bring the salted water to a boil and sprinkle in the flour while stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon.
5. Cook and stir over low heat for 10 minutes until a firm, smooth dough forms.
6. Wet your hands and shape the dough into a dome on a large platter.
7. Pour the sauce around it and arrange the meat, potatoes and eggs.
8. Serve at once.