Margoog

Vegetable and lamb stew with squares of dough.

Ingredients

• 700 g Lamb
• 2 cups Flour
• 6 cups Water
• 2 Onions
• 3 Tomatoes
• 2 tbsp Tomato paste
• 2 Courgette
• 300 g Pumpkin
• 2 Carrots
• 2 tbsp Baharat spice mix
• 5 cloves Garlic
• 4 tbsp Ghee
• 2 tsp Salt

Method

1. Make the dough — Knead flour, water and salt into a firm dough, rest 30 minutes, then roll thin and cut into squares.
2. Brown the lamb — Sear the lamb in ghee, then add onion, garlic and baharat.
3. Build the stew — Add tomato and paste and cook 10 minutes, then add water and simmer 1 hour.
4. Add vegetables — Add the pumpkin, courgette and carrot and cook 20 minutes.
5. Add the dough — Lay the squares over the surface and press them under; simmer 20 minutes until they soften and thicken the stew.
6. Margoog is ready — Season and serve in deep bowls.

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