Turkish-Style Vegetarian Kibbeh

Ingredients

• 500 g fine semolina or fine bulgur
• medium potato, boiled and mashed
• finely ground walnuts, about the same texture as the bulgur
• 1 large onion, grated
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp sweet pepper paste
• 5 tbsp hot black pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil and 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup pomegranate molasses
• 1 tomato, mashed
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• To prepare the sauce served with Turkish kibbeh:

Method

1. Soak the bulgur in 1 cup of water for 20 minutes. Then mix all the other ingredients except the oils and pomegranate molasses, add them to the bulgur, and knead well.
   Timers: 20 min
2. Add the olive oil, vegetable oil, and pomegranate molasses, then knead again for 15 minutes.
   Timers: 15 min
3. Finally, mix together 1 cup each of fresh mint, green onion, and chopped parsley.
4. Mix lemon juice with pomegranate molasses, a little vegetable oil, and a little ketchup.
5. When serving, add lemon juice and fresh vegetables.
6. Here is how to make raw meat kibbeh the Jihan way