Fattah bi-al-lahm

Fattah bi-al-lahm is a Syrian dish that consists of fried ground meat and nuts on a bed of crispy pieces of pita bread, boiled chickpeas, and garlicky yogurt sauce. The dish is typically assembled in layers in a deep serving dish or a casserole. Fried or toasted bits of pita bread are topped with boiled chickpeas and some chickpea stock, drizzled with tahini-yogurt sauce flavored with garlic, covered with a mixture of fried ground beef or lamb and pine nuts, and then finished off with another drizzling of yogurt sauce, some chopped parsley, and a sprinkling of fried nuts. This Syrian specialty is usually consumed for breakfast or served as a side dish.