Skillet-style bowl of minced meat with a soft egg, tomatoes, herbs, and roasted pepper.

Makhlama lahm

Iraq · Middle East and North Africa

Short description
This meat-and-egg skillet dish is rich enough to scoop with bread for a filling morning plate.
Ingredients
Minced lamb, eggs, tomato, onion, garlic, green pepper, parsley, cumin, allspice, oil, salt, black pepper, and flatbread.
Cultural note
It is associated with filling morning plates served with bread for scooping.
Common misconception
It is not scrambled eggs alone; the seasoned meat and pan juices are part of the dish.

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Temporary image for Makhlama lahm

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Nigella
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audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
source:
OpenAI API Text to Speech
modified:
AI-generated voice audio.