Borek from Turkish Delights - Cooking by the Book

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 ounces ground lamb
• ½ red onion, finely minced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• Handful of finely chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon Turkish pepper flakes
• 9 ounces ricotta cheese
• 5 sheets of phyllo pastry
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon nigella seeds
• Sea salt