Stuffed Zucchini in Yogurt (Kousa Mahshi bil-Laban)

Ingredients

• 2 kg small zucchini
• 2 cups Egyptian rice
• 1/2 kg ground meat
• 2 tablespoons ghee (samna)
• Seven-spice mix
• Yogurt sauce:
• 2 kg plain cow's yogurt
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cups water
• Half a head of garlic
• 2 tablespoons dried mint
• Salt to taste
• Stuffed zucchini in yogurt recipe from a friend and cook on Shou Tabkhin Al-Youm:
• Umm Taha Al-Hamwi
• Click the name Umm Taha to visit her page on our site
• To make zucchini with meat by Umm Taha, see the link: Kousa with meat
• For more zucchini recipes click the link: Kousa Ablama recipe

Method

1. Scoop out the zucchini, then soak and wash them well; immerse them in water with four tablespoons of salt and soak the zucchini again so they do not taste sweet.
2. Soak the rice for about one hour, then drain it well.
3. Put the meat and spices with the rice and mix them well until combined.
4. Drain the zucchini well and begin stuffing them... fill about half of each zucchini when stuffing.
5. In a pot... place the zucchinis standing lengthwise, then boil them for only five minutes and then drain them.
6. In another pot put the yogurt and the cornstarch and stir them well until blended, then put them on the heat and begin stirring while gradually adding one liter of boiled water; when the yogurt starts to boil add the zucchinis and leave the stuffed zucchini in yogurt to cook for about half an hour on the stove.
7. Add the crushed garlic, mint, two tablespoons of ghee (clarified butter), and salt and stir lightly.
8. When the zucchini are cooked through, turn off the heat and serve them.
9. Umm Taha Al-Hamwi
10. For the zucchini with meat recipe from Umm Taha, here is the link: Kousa with meat
11. For more zucchini recipes click the link: How to make Kousa Ablama