Lamb lülə kebab with lavash
Grilled, elongated skewers of ground lamb cooked over charcoal, served in a thin lavash bread cooked in a frying pan – a classic dish from Azerbaijani cui…
Lülü kebab is a specialty of Azerbaijan: ground lamb mixed with onions, formed into long skewers, and grilled over hot coals. It is typically served wrapped in lavash bread.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time40 min
- Cook time20 min
- Resting30 min
- Total1 hr 30 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostModerate
- Cooking methodbarbecue
- Estimated cost$9.07 $4.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
Kebab
- $6.65
- $0.40
- $0.04
- $0.01
- $0.13
To serve
- $0.43
- $0.60
- $0.74
Lavash
- $0.07
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Combine the lamb, fat, and onion in a food processor. Season with salt and pepper, and mix well. Place the mixture in the refrigerator to firm up.
- Shape the farce into long, oval patties on fairly wide skewers. ≈ 10 min
- Grill the skewers over hot coals.
- Prepare the lavash: mix the flour, water, and salt to form a firm dough without yeast, spread it thinly (about 1 mm thick) and cook on both sides in a dry frying pan.
- Serve the kebabs wrapped in lavash bread, with green onions, herbs, and sumac. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Lamb lülə kebab with lavash
- 330 g of lamb (a tender cut)$6.65
- 20 g of lamb back fat$0.40
- 20 grams of onion$0.04
- salt$0.01
- pepper$0.13
- 40 g of green onion$0.43
- 15 g of parsley and basil$0.60
- 3 grams of sumac$0.74
- 45 g of wheat flour$0.07
Total$9.07
that's $4.54 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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