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Kibbeh in Yogurt

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Kibbeh in Yogurt

Kibbeh in yogurt is one of the tastiest yogurt dishes as well! It can be served cold or hot. Which do you prefer? Some people also like rice with vermicelli alongside it.

Total time55 min
Prep15 min
Cook40 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Recipe tags

Rice and grainsLevantVegetarianGluten freeNut freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Recipe story

Kibbeh in yogurt is one of the best dishes, and it can be served cold or hot alongside rice with vermicelli. Which do you prefer???

Ingredients

  • 7 cups yogurt
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons rice
  • 1 egg
  • salt
  • 1 head garlic, pounded
  • 1 tablespoon dried mint
  • Kibbeh discs:
  • 1 1/2 cups fine bulgur
  • 300 g pounded or mashed meat, special for kibbeh, lean and fat-free
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon kibbeh spice mix
  • 1 tablespoon fine bulgur
  • The filling:
  • 300 g minced meat
  • 4 onions, finely chopped
  • a pinch of salt
  • a pinch of cinnamon
  • a pinch of seven-spice
  • 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • For details on making the kibbeh discs, using the quantities listed in this recipe, click the following link from Fafi as well fried kibbeh

Method

  1. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water, then add it to the yogurt with the egg, rice, and salt in a pot over high heat
  2. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon
  3. After a little while, add the crushed garlic to the yogurt mixture and keep stirring
  4. When the yogurt starts to boil clearly, add the prepared kibbeh discs one by one. Add them while still raw, and they can be fried
  5. Leave the pot over high heat for 15 minutes
    Timers: 15 min
  6. Finally, sprinkle in the dried mint and turn off the heat
  7. Pour the kibbeh in yogurt into serving plates and let it cool to room temperature, then serve. It can also be served hot
  8. This delicious recipe is from a friend of the Shou Tabbakheen Today site
  9. Fafi nohmn tahini
  10. Also among the wonderful yogurt recipes, try how to make shish barak
  11. How do we make shish barak without meat? The answer is at the following link shish barak without meat

Notes and serving ideas

  • fried kibbeh
  • how to make shish barak
  • shish barak without meat
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