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Stuffed Zucchini (Kousa Ablama) in Tomato Sauce
Kousa Ablama is delicious with a tangy or tomato sauce. It's a tasty, light recipe suitable for the whole family. Find the practical method for stuffing the zucchini in this recipe. Serve with rice.
Stuffed zucchini (Kousa Ablama) in tomato sauce ... a popular, delicious and light dish.
Ingredients
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- 2 kg zucchini
- 500 g ground meat
- 6 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 large onions
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baharat (seven-spice mix)
- Salt to taste
- 6 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups oil
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- For Muna's yogurt zucchini recipe, see this link كوسى باللبن
- For perfect basmati rice to accompany this dish click on الرز البسمتي على الاصول
Method
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- Wash the zucchinis well, then set them aside to drain thoroughly.
- Fry the zucchinis in oil until half-cooked.
- Remove the zucchinis from the oil, and in the same pan and oil fry the pine nuts until lightly browned, then add the finely chopped onion and sauté until softened.
- Add the meat, spices, and salt and cook, stirring, until the filling is done.
- Cut the zucchinis lengthwise down the middle, taking care not to cut through to the bottom of the zucchini.
- Stuff the zucchinis with the meat filling, then arrange them in a baking dish. You can also hollow out some tomatoes and fill them with the meat filling as well.
- Dissolve the tomato paste in water and gently pour it over the zucchinis.
- Place the dish in a hot oven until the sauce thickens and the tomatoes and zucchinis are cooked.
- Serve Kousa Ablama in tomato sauce with white rice or rice cooked with vermicelli.
- Mona Qassem
- For Mona's Kousa with yogurt, see this link: Kousa with Yogurt
- For how to make delicious white basmati rice to go with this dish, see Basmati Rice the Right Way
Recipe tags
MainsInternationalDairy freeGluten freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- كوسى باللبن
- الرز البسمتي على الاصول
