A thin yeasted batter of flour (sometimes with semolina) and water that rises and is cooked in a hot pan on one side only: soft and full of bubble holes on top, browned underneath.
Mix the yeast, sugar and lukewarm water and let stand 10 minutes, until bubbly.
Bowl
2
Add the flour and salt and mix into a thin, smooth batter, not a dough.
Whisk
3
Cover and Let rise 1 hour at room temperature, until the batter is full of bubbles.
⚙ ProofingPlastic wraporKitchen towel
4
Heat a medium-large pan over medium heat.
⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveFrying pan
5
Pour a full Ladle of batter into the pan and spread it into a thin round.
Ladle
6
Cook on one side only, without flipping, until the top is full of bubbles and the edges look dry.
Stove
💡Don't flip the lahoh: the top cooks in the steam rising from the batter and stays soft and full of holes, while only the bottom browns.
335calories
10 gprotein
67 gcarbs
1 gfat
● protein 12%● carbs 85%● fat 3%
Per serving (274 g), of 4 servings
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⚖ About the ingredients
Flour: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 120 g · 364 kcal per 100 g · More about Flour →
Dry yeast: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4 g · 325 kcal per 100 g · More about Dry yeast →
Sugar: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.2 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Water: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Water →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan· Also works: Wok (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Ladle· Also works: Measuring cup (Cup) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Slow)
Whisk· Also works: Hand mixer (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)
🧻 Consumables: Kitchen towel or Plastic wrap
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Possible additions: Oil in the batter · Serving (with honey and butter) · Spelt flour · Cooking time in the pan (minutes) (3–4) · Semolina · Ground fenugreek · Turmeric · Egg in the batter · A little oil in the pan · Batter per lahoh (about ¼ cup) · Butter for serving · Honey for serving · Cornmeal · Whole wheat flour · Baking powder · Lemon juice · Served with a stew (the stew)
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