Kuzu kebab is a delicious slow-cooked Turkish roasted lamb dish traditionally cooked in a clay "tandır oven" for long hours, until fork tender. The meat is so fragrant and tender that it falls away from the bone and melts in your mouth.

Tandır, comes from the ancient technique of cooking meat in a special oven made from a pit in the soil. This technique was used for centuries by the Seljuk Turks and their ancestors from central Asia. It's still seen in Turkey, Greece, the Caucasus, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan today. The traditional way to cook meat in a tandır is to hang the lamb whole from a suspended hook over the coals, then cover the top and leave it to cook for hours on end.

Now the name tandır also refers to any meat roasted slowly in its own juices over coals, on the stove, or in the oven.
Kuzu kebab is easily made in the oven using a metal baking tray and takes only minutes to prepare. With this simple recipe, you can easily make this special lamb dish at home with only a few ingredients. The most time is spent on cooking—nearly three hours. Make sure you're around to turn the meat frequently as it cooks.

Do try this unique Turkish dish a try this eid and serve it with mandi rice, Kabuli pulao or simple biryani rice.