Safiha (lentils pizzas)

By Mom_s

Ingredients

• For dough:
• 2 teaspoons yeast.
• 1 teaspoon sugar.
• 1 1/3 cups warm water.
• 1 1/2 cups white flour.
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour.
• 1 teaspoon salt.
• 1/4 cup olive oil.
• For lentils topping:
• 1 teaspoon olive oil.
• 3/4 cup brown lentils,(you can use meat).
• 2 small onion, finely chopped.
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed.
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin.
• 1/2 teaspoon arabic mix spice.
• 2 teaspoons salt.
• 2 small zucchini, grated.
• 2 Tablespoons tomato paste.
• 2 large tomatoes, finely chopped.

Details

Adapted from arabicbites.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

1) Combine all dough ingredients. Knead to make soft dough. Knead dough about 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic.

2) Place dough in oiled bowl, cover, and stand in warm place about 1 hour.

3) Divide dough into 36 pieces. Roll each to a 9 cm round.

4) Place rounds onto greased oven trays top each with 1-2Tablespoons of lentils mixture.

5)Bake in hot oven at 400F about 15 minutes or until browned.

Serve topped with coriander.

For lentils topping:
1) Cook lentils for 10 to 15 minutes.

2) Heat oil in pan add onion, cook, stirring until is soft. Than add garlic, spices, zucchini, and cooked lentils, stirring than add paste and tomatoes, cook about 5 minutes or until thickened slightly, cool.