DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Fatta
Also known as: فتة
Munira Mahmud learned this Egyptian lamb fattah from her mother-in-law and describes it as a traditional Eid dish.
About Fatta
Munira Mahmud learned this Egyptian lamb fattah from her mother-in-law and describes it as a traditional Eid dish. Her version layers crisp baked pitta, rice and lamb, finished with stock and tomato sauce.
Cardamom and bay season the lamb, with optional gum mastic adding another aromatic note. Garlic, cumin and white wine vinegar flavour the tomato sauce, while ghee supplies the selected cooking fat.
The components form a layered serving platter, with additional sauce and stock alongside. This profile selects lamb neck and Egyptian short-grain rice from the offered choices, preserving the supplied family version rather than combining alternative meats or grains.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Fatta
Munira Mahmud’s Egyptian lamb fattah.
- GheeCooking medium
- OnionsAromatic
- Lamb neck filletProtein
- Gum masticAromatic · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Cardamom podsSeasoning
- Bay leavesSeasoning
- Chicken stockLiquid
- Egyptian short-grain riceBase
- WaterLiquid
- Pitta breadBase
- Crushed garlicAromatic
- Tomato puréeBase
- Ground cuminSeasoning
- White wine vinegarSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Ghee: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual ghee option selected over vegetable oil; dairy ghee confirms Milk.
- Onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Lamb neck fillet: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader lamb candidate; actual neck option selected over shoulder.
- Gum mastic (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named resin optional; exact ingredient candidate unresolved.
- Cardamom pods: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Bay leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chicken stock: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full product formula unprovided; same liquid later served with lamb.
- Egyptian short-grain rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader rice candidate; actual Egyptian short-grain option selected over long-grain.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Rice and tomato-sauce allocations consolidated.
- Pitta bread: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Ordinary wheat pitta confirms Wheat (gluten); full product formula unknown.
- Crushed garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato purée: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. UK concentrated purée recipe use; broader tomato-paste candidate, product formula unprovided.
- Ground cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- White wine vinegar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. No sulphites inferred; bottle/threshold unknown.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Generic source pepper color/type unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Egypt association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
Cuisines & regions
- Egyptian
- Egyptian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Omani CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Sudanese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Libyan cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.