Homemade lamb doner kebabs

A Friday-night takeaway rebuilt: a spiced lamb loaf baked then sliced thin and crisped up, stuffed into warm pittas with salad, garlic yoghurt and chilli sauce.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Put the lamb, onion, garlic, spices and salt in a bowl and squish together with your hands for a couple of minutes until it turns smooth and sticky.
  2. Shape into a tight, flat loaf on a lined baking tray and bake until cooked through.
  3. Rest the loaf for 5 minutes. Meanwhile mix the yoghurt and garlic with a pinch of salt, and prep the salad.
  4. Slice the meat as thinly as you can, then flash it in a hot dry frying pan for a minute or two so the edges crisp.
  5. Warm the pittas, split them, and let everyone stuff theirs with meat, salad, garlic sauce and as much chilli sauce as they dare.