Lunch
Tavas (lamb baked with potatoes, onions and cumin) with salad
678 kcal48 g protein2 ingredients150 minutes
CypriotGluten-free (check the labels)
Standard portion: 678 kcal and 48 g protein. In the app the grams change so that the dish fits the calories of your own meal.
What is in the dish
The standard portion, before the app adjusts it to your calories.
| Ingredient | Amount | kcal | Share of calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavas (lamb baked with potatoes, onions and cumin) | 1 recipe portion (≈ 560 g) | 642 | |
| SaladSwap for: Cabbage and carrot salad | 1 bowl (200 g), with lemon | 36 |
How to make it
Serve tavas. Serve with salad and lemon.
The recipe for the whole pot: Tavas (lamb baked with potatoes, onions and cumin)
4 servings · 150 minutes
- Lamb, leg or shoulder, meat only, cubed800 g
- Potatoes, quartered5 medium · 1000 g
- Onions, sliced3–4 large · 350 g
- Ripe tomatoes, sliced5–6 · 600 g
- Olive oil4 tablespoons · 55 g
- Salt¾ teaspoon · 4 g
Seasoning: 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, roughly crushed, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, 2–3 bay leaves, pepper
- Heat the oven to 180–190°C.
- Layer the meat, the potatoes, the onions and the tomatoes in a deep clay dish or baking tin.
- Add the bay leaves, the cumin, the cinnamon, the salt and the pepper, and pour the oil over the top.
- Cover with a lid or foil and bake for 2 hours, stirring once or twice.
- Remove the lid for the last 20 minutes so the top browns.
Meat cooked covered in the oven: 0.57 (Ciqual); potatoes with the juices: 0.90 (estimate).
This recipe is based on: Traditional Dishes of Cyprus, Press and Information Office, PIO 31/2026, p. 32: Ttavás
