Special Pumpkin Kibbeh

Ingredients

• 2 cups pumpkin, peeled and cut or grated
• 1/4 tablespoon turmeric or ground saffron
• 1 cup fine white bulgur
• 3/4 cup fine samolina, or 1/2 cup semolina and 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• Filling:
• vegetable oil
• 2 cups spinach, chopped
• 2 medium onions
• 1/4 cup hot pepper, chopped - optional
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 cup cooked chickpeas
• 1/2 cup chopped coriander
• 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds or 1/4 cup pomegranate molasses
• pepper
• salt
• sumac
• ground cumin
• ground dried lime or fine loomi

Method

1. Cut the pumpkin, add the turmeric, and boil until tender
2. Drain it, then immediately add the bulgur, fine semolina, and salt while it is hot, and knead to get a dough similar to kibbeh meat dough
3. Cover the dough and let it cool
4. Prepare the filling... sauté the chopped onion in a little vegetable oil until softened
5. Add the chopped, washed, and drained spinach and stir. You can add chopped hot pepper at this stage if you want a spicy filling, then keep stirring until the vegetables are cooked
6. Add the chopped walnuts, cooked and drained chickpeas, finely chopped coriander, and pomegranate, and stir...
7. Finally, add a pinch of pepper, salt, sumac, and loomi, stir, and turn off the heat
8. Let the filling cool before using
9. Shape the pumpkin kibbeh into patties, then fry or bake as desired
10. This special pumpkin kibbeh recipe is from a friend of the Shou Tabkhin Al-Youm site
11. Soheir Ammari Marji
12. Also from the very delicious vegetarian kibbeh recipes you should try Potato Kibbeh Tray Bake
13. For more vegetarian recipes, here is Cracked Lentil Kibbeh