Minced Meat Arayes with Garlic Yogurt Sauce

Name: Minced Meat Arayes with Garlic Yogurt Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 500 grams Mixed Minced Meat; 2 Onions; 6 Green pepperoncini; 1 bunch Fresh coriander; 1½ teaspoons Salt; 1 teaspoon Black Pepper; ½ teaspoon Cumin; 6 Coriander Seeds; 6 Fennel Seeds; 2 Cardamom seeds; ½ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper; ½ teaspoon Turmeric; 4 Pita bread; 50 milliliters Sunflower Oil; 200 grams Greek Yogurt; 40 grams Mayonnaise; 1 Lime; 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder; 1 bunch Fresh Mint

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Flora Petrova

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A non-traditional, incredibly flavorful take on Middle Eastern stuffed pitas. Spiced mixed minced meat, fresh herbs, and packed green pepperoncini are stuffed into pita triangles, pan-fried to crispy perfection, and served with a zesty, garlic-loaded yogurt sauce.

Allergens

3,017kcal

6 Portions · 1,360 g

Protein

141 g

Carbohydrates

205 g

Fat

174 g

Fiber

32 g

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6

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Mixed Minced Meat500 grams
Onions2
Green pepperoncini6
Fresh coriander1 bunch
Salt1½ teaspoons
Black Pepper1 teaspoon
Cumin½ teaspoon
Coriander Seeds6
Fennel Seeds6
Cardamom seeds2
Cayenne Pepper½ teaspoon
Turmeric½ teaspoon
Pita bread4
Sunflower Oil50 milliliters
Greek Yogurt200 grams
Mayonnaise40 grams
Lime1
Garlic Powder1 teaspoon
Fresh Mint1 bunch

Meat Mixture Preparation

1
Dice 2 onions.
2
Dice 6 green pepperoncini into very small pieces.
3
Chop 1 bunch of fresh coriander into very small pieces.
4
Crush 2 cardamom seeds, 6 coriander seeds, and 6 fennel seeds using a mortar and pestle.
5
Place 500 g of mixed minced meat into a large bowl.
6
Add the diced onions, pepperoncini, and chopped coriander to the meat.
7
Season the meat with 1 tsp of salt, 0.5 tsp of black pepper, 0.5 tsp of cumin, the crushed seeds, 0.5 tsp of cayenne pepper, and 0.5 tsp of turmeric.
8
Mix all the ingredients in the bowl thoroughly using your hands.

Pita Stuffing

9
Cut 4 pita breads into halves, then into halves again to form four triangles each.
10
Open the pocket of each pita triangle.
11
Stuff each pita pocket generously with the meat mixture.

Cooking Arayes

12
Heat a small amount of sunflower oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
13
Place the stuffed pitas in the pan.
14
Fry each side for less than one minute until lightly browned.
15
Add a little more sunflower oil to the pan as needed to prevent burning.
16
Transfer the fried pitas to a wire rack to stay crunchy.

Garlic Yogurt Sauce

17
Whisk 200 g of Greek yogurt and 40 g of mayonnaise together in a separate bowl.
18
Squeeze the juice of 0.5 lime into the yogurt mixture.
19
Add 1 tsp of garlic powder, 0.5 tsp of salt, and 0.5 tsp of black pepper to the sauce.
20
Stir the sauce until it is smooth.

Serving

21
Arrange the crunchy pita triangles on a serving plate.
22
Garnish the plate with 1 bunch of fresh mint leaves and 1 slice of lime.
23
Serve the warm pitas immediately alongside the garlic-yogurt sauce.