How to Make Armenian Flatbread and Red Lentil Kofte
Hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison make classic Lahmajun (Armenian Flatbread). Testing expert Jack Bishop reviews lentils, and gadget critic Lisa McManus gives her top pick for bowl scrapers. Test cook Dan Souza makes a foolproof Vospov Kofte (Red Lentil Kofte) with host Bridget Lancaster.
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Soy oil? Really?
Our Turkish restaurant around the corner always serves lahmacun with a salad of red onions, tomatoes and cucumbers with sumac, red pepper flakes, olive oil, lemon juice, and pomegranate molasses. So good, but your salad is a beautiful alternative. Yum!
If you want less moisture in your salad and lack time you can also remove the cores of the tomatoes and the cucumber.❤️
Maybe Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison should have called this something more politically correct but labelled it as if it originated from one place. Overall a pretty pr display of the Lahmacun.
I like it. And really dig that massive cutting board!
What is the last ingredients? How do you spell it please.
Fine bulgur can be found if you're lucky enough to live where middle eastern markets can be found. They can be found online, but more expensive.
So happy you did this. I am currently doing my best to add legumes too everything. Everything is way too expensive here in Canada. 7 bucks for cauliflower.
I was thinking what is the Beiber sauce?
Bibbèr (pepper paste)
The kofte was barely any cooking! Just the stove at the beginning
Some people a butt hurt in the comment section. Don't worry its roasted turkey on the menu for the next episode.
I feel like the Kofte need to be fried
These look like delicious recipes and I can't wait to try. Many comments throw shade, I think it's the equivalent of my mother makes the BEST sauce.
best thread ever
"Gorgeous little logs" 😏
Is there a wheat free option for the Kofte? Is it possible to substitute ground chickpeas? What about reducing the amount of water in the lentils and using whole, shelled chickpeas?
wow ATK shoutout Armenia. big day for me.
Where is the good ol olive oil ? Should be with the toppings
The dough similar to egg n cheese breakfast pizza you guys did a few years ago
.lahm be ajeen the best flat bread or pizza ever better than any italian pizza
Armenians love to claim things they didn’t invent. The literal definition of overcompensating for their shortcoming.
The lentil recipe looks amazing, and I do want to make it!!
Why don’t you use a cocktail strainer to separate ice and water.
Love Armenian Lahmaju and the bozbash kyufta. We add some fresh parsley and cilantro into the kyufta. ❤
Every time I watch one of your videos it gets added to one of our upcoming weekly menus. To Jack's point about red lentils, everything he described about how they cook is why they're one of the best lentils options for vegan chili. I was never a fan of vegan chili until we used one with red lentils and they cook and breakdown similarly to the way some beef chilis would.
Dan the Man, adding some much-needed levity. I think he’s dreamy. Now I have to buy some sumac!
I don't get why they give measurements in ounces and not grams.
I'm surprised the kofte wasn't seared. I bet being brown and crispy on the outside but soft and tender on the inside would be heavenly.
What the f@%k are you talking about Armenian , yeah you wish !! Its all Turkish even the word lahmacun , baklava , dolma and all other 95% of all dishes made in these regions are 100% Turkish !! So if i was you i would yake a good history lesson by the Turks and not of Englis , French or American or even Jewish history because they all are tainted by thete own lies !!
Turkish lahmacun and mercimek kofte..
Once again, cue the triggered Turks! Say the A-word and they go crazy. Google what happened to the Armenians during WWI: you didn’t learn this in history class.
"Would you say it's better than yours?"
"No, definitely not." I love Dan's shade here….LOL
Both recipes look fantastic. I'm saving this video to make it later for a big Armenian dinner fire my family.