Dishes made with lamb
78 dishes from around the world that list lamb as a main ingredient.
NarynMeat
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan and 3 moreCentral Asian noodles with horse or lamb and onion
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
UsbanMeatعصبان
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 2 moreNorth African sausage stuffed with rice, lamb, liver, herbs and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MéchouiMeatمشوي
🇲🇦 Morocco and 2 moreWhole lamb spit-roasted over embers, a feast dish of North Africa
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Qutab
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 2 moreThin dough folded around savory or vegetable fillings and cooked on a griddle
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
Mu krathaหมูกระทะ
🇹🇭 Thailand and 5 moreThai tabletop grill and hot pot cooked together over charcoal
Main dish
Türlü
🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreA baked stew of mixed vegetables, sometimes with meat, from Turkey and the Balkans
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kibbeh nayyehMeatكبّه نيّه
🇱🇧 Lebanon and 2 moreRaw lamb or beef mixed with bulgur and spices, served as a Levantine mezze
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
QuziMeatقوزي
🇮🇶 Iraq and 5 moreLamb cooked with rice, nuts and raisins, often for special gatherings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Cawl
🇬🇧 United KingdomWelsh soup or broth with meat and root vegetables
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
LoukanikoMeatλουκάνικο
🇬🇷 GreeceGreek sausage made with pork or lamb, orange peel, fennel, and herbs
Sausage or cured food
TantuniMeat
🇹🇷 TurkeySpiced beef or lamb stir-fried and wrapped in flatbread from southern Turkey
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MrouziaMeatالمروزية
🇲🇦 MoroccoLamb tagine with honey, almonds, cinnamon and ras el hanout
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
GheimehMeatقیمه
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian stew of lamb, split peas, tomato and dried lime, topped with crispy potatoes
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Aloo goshtMeat
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 morePotato and meat curry simmered with spices in a rich gravy
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
XacutiMeatशागोती
🇮🇳 IndiaGoan curry with coconut, poppy seeds and a blend of spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Baghali poloباقلا پلو
🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreRice cooked with fava beans and dill, often served with lamb
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
GiouvetsiMeatγιουβέτσι
🇬🇷 GreeceGreek baked meat and pasta in tomato sauce, cooked in a clay pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
DibiMeat
🇸🇳 Senegal and 1 moreSenegalese fire-grilled meat, often served with onions and bread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Berkoukesⵜⴰⴱⵔⴽⵓⴽⵙⵜ
🇩🇿 Algeria and 2 moreLarge hand-rolled semolina pasta cooked in a spiced vegetable stew
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Jerusalem mixed grillMeatמעורב ירושלמי
🇮🇱 IsraelGrilled chicken offal and lamb with spices, a specialty of Jerusalem
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Cağ kebabıMeat
🇹🇷 TurkeyHorizontally roasted marinated lamb kebab from Erzurum, Turkey
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KleftikoMeatκλέφτικο
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreLamb or goat marinated and slow-cooked in paper with potatoes and vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Maraqمرق
🇸🇴 Somalia and 3 moreSomali and Arabian meat or vegetable soup served with rice or bread
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
BeytiMeat
🇹🇷 TurkeyGrilled lamb or beef wrapped in flatbread, topped with tomato sauce and yogurt
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Instant-boiled muttonMeat涮羊肉
🇨🇳 ChinaPaper-thin mutton slices cooked in a bubbling hot pot at the table
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
SajjiMeatسجی
🇵🇰 PakistanWhole lamb or chicken marinated, roasted, and served with rice or bread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PaomoMeat泡馍
🇨🇳 ChinaFlatbread torn into pieces and simmered in a spiced lamb or beef soup
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
LechazoMeat
🇪🇸 SpainRoast suckling lamb from Castile and León, Spain
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
İnegöl meatballsMeatİnegöl köfte
🇹🇷 TurkeyGrilled Turkish meatballs from İnegöl, made with only meat, onion and salt
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Fah-fahMeat
🇩🇯 Djibouti and 1 moreEast African meat and vegetable stew simmered with spices
Stew or curry, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tantuni: Joquee, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dibi: Kalsoum17, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mrouzia: Iron Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Méchoui: Andre Piquet, CC BY 3.0, source
- Usban: Touzrimounir, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Maraq: Abu Isa, CC BY 4.0, source
- Fah-fah: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, source
- Naryn: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mu kratha: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Türlü: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Loukaniko: Nikchick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Giouvetsi: Robert Kindermann, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Kleftiko: Lord Mountbatten, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lechazo: Xavier Béjar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Gheimeh: Diako1971, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Aloo gosht: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Kibbeh nayyeh: منال شحادة, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baghali polo: مانفی, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Quzi: aziz1005, CC0, source
- Jerusalem mixed grill: Peterjerusalem, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cağ kebabı: Eaeeae, CC BY 3.0, source
- Xacuti: Kugelblintz, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Paomo: Danielinblue, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Berkoukes: Indif, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- İnegöl meatballs: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Beyti: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sajji: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Instant-boiled mutton: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source