Man’oushe Bi’ Flayfleh, Chili Flatbread (منقوشة بفليفلة)

Name: Man’oushe Bi’ Flayfleh, Chili Flatbread (منقوشة بفليفلة)
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Ingredients: 2 medium tomato finely chopped and well drained juice.; 1 medium onion finely chopped; 1 garlic clove minced; 1 small Red Bell pepper finely chopped; 2 teaspoon of sesame seeds.; 2 teaspoon of chili paste.; Salt to taste.; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon of thyme chopped; 500 grams All Purpose Flour.; 1/2 teaspoon Salt.; 1/2 teaspoon of Yeast.; 1/2 teaspoon of Olive oil.; 1/4 teaspoon sugar.; 3/4 of a cup warm water

6 steps

Prep:1h 20minCook:20min

Lebanese manoushe is a Flatbread equivalent to Italian pizza, but slathered with a variety of aromatic herbs, mixed with veggies, and this recipe is the favorite one for the chili lovers.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:53:08 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories250.1 kcal (13%)

Total Fat1.5 g (2%)

Carbs51 g (20%)

Sugars1.9 g (2%)

Protein7.2 g (14%)

Sodium246.3 mg (12%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

2tomato

medium, finely chopped and well drained juice

1onion

medium, finely chopped

1garlic clove

minced

1Red Bell pepper

small, finely chopped

2 teaspoonsesame seeds

2 teaspoonchili paste

salt

to taste

1 teaspoonsmoked paprika

1 teaspoonthyme

chopped

For the dough

500 gramsAll Purpose Flour

½ teaspoonsalt

½ teaspoonYeast

½ teaspoonOlive oil

¼ teaspoonsugar

¾ cupwater

warm

Instructions

Step 1

Knead the dough components together until it becomes a coherent dough, cut it to an equal sized balls, cover it with a towel and leave it to rest in a warm place for half an hour.

Step 2

In a skillet put olive oil and Sauté onion with little salt until wilted, add the garlic, bell pepper, tomato and sauté for 5 minutes then set to cool down completely.

Step 3

While the filling mixture is cooling down, on floured surface, roll out the dough balls into 15 to 20 cm in diameter. Place on prepared baking sheet.

Step 4

Take an amount of the filling and place on the dough and spread out thinly but enough so the dough is fully covered, then sprinkle generously the sesame seeds on top.

Step 5

Bake in an oven at a temperature of 180 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes until the bottom is golden brown.

Step 6

Serve it hot with lemon wedges aside, and yogurt.