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Turkish Yaglama – Meat Flatbread
Yaglama is a traditional Turkish dish made of thin, soft dough flatbreads layered with a flavorful filling of minced meat, vegetables, and spices. This recipe details the preparation of the homemade dough, the filling, cooking the flatbreads and assembling everything, as well as the yogurt sauce (cacik) that perfectly accompanies the dish.
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Critical Success Points
- • Kneading the dough until elastic (step 1)
- • Resting the dough for at least 1 hour (step 2)
- • Cooking the flatbreads until they puff and turn golden (step 5)
- • Ensuring the meat filling is fully cooked (step 7)
- • Sealing the layers properly when assembling (step 9)
Safety Warnings
- • Handle the hot pan with gloves or a potholder.
- • Cook the meat until it reaches an internal temperature of 71 °C to avoid any risk of salmonella.
- • Be careful of hot oil splatters when cooking the flatbreads.
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