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Thank you! I'm going to make this very soon. I appreciate the recipe!
I am trying it tonight ... and by ‘tonight’, I mean I am starting it right now.
I will let you know how it turns out!
Thank you! I'm going to make this very soon. I appreciate the recipe!
Our daughters are the same age! Mine is 20, turning 21 in September. I'll bet they look similar - that beautiful Middle Eastern look. She can't wait to come home for the summer to eat Kufta! Once again, thank you for the recipe.While my Basmati simmers ... Kind of a funny story that goes with this restaurant & Oozie dish - and the timing of finding & making it right now:
20 years ago - right about this same time - I was pregnant with my DD. We were at dinner with our close friends at this very restaurant (Shish Kebab House). My (now-ex) husband was speaking Farsi with the owner and explaining to him who the couple with us were. As he was talking, he used a phrase that sounded so beautiful, I had him repeat it and explain what he said. We had been back and forth on names for our daughter for a few months, and decided right there that the word he’d spoken in Farsi would be her first name. And here we are, 20 years later, and I’m making the very dish that I used to order all the time there because I loved it so much.
Just had to share that quick story ... Now, back to cooking.
MMMM! I love kufta, kofta, kefta, many different spellings all around the Middle East.
Beautiful girl! Ya Habibi! (means "beautiful one or beloved" in Arabic, one of the few words I know!}
We know you like 'em dark, handsome and hairy, Kenny!IMO Middle Eastern/Arab/Persian men are the most attractive in the world.
Same goes for wherever they've spread their DNA over the centuries ... most Mediterranean countries, then in turn onto South/Central America, Mexico etc.
Oh and Southern California too.
Wow, this looks delish! I will definitely try this recipe.It’s done, and it’s delish! I think it’s pretty close to how I remember it. Start to finish, this is a <30 minute meal, and would make a great weeknight dinner for the ease & simplicity! I did add a couple of items to the recipe - a can of garbanzo beans and a can of diced water chestnuts ... both moreso because we love them, I knew they wouldn’t really alter flavor, and I’m trying to clean out my pantry closet before we move.
@Queenie60 Your daughter is absolutely stunning! Mine will be 20 this summer; she isn’t of Middle Eastern ethnicity though (her dad just spoke multiple languages), but she does actually have some similiar features to your DD.
We know you like 'em dark, handsome and hairy, Kenny!
Please explain this!!! Would love to know more of the ingredients and spicesHI:
I make (Ukrainian) nachynka. Cornmeal casserole--or soufflé.
cheers--Sharon
Sounds delicious!My MIL has taught me a few dishes, but I rarely make them due to the time involved. One of my favourites is Chana batata (chickpea potato curry). When I first started dating my husband, I swear she must have thought I'd never eaten because I would eat like 5 bowls of this haha. They eat it like a stew, so no rice with the curry.
A new favourite, not my culture, is nam tok. Thai dish, basically grilled meat(chicken pork or beef) that is then sliced thin and marinated in a dressing (fish sauce, lime, mint, onions) and served with rice or as a salad. Yum yum.
kenny how long does yours take to make about?
Wow! I never heard of these before...just looked it up......
ditto!!Those look DEEEELISH! If you don’t mind sharing the recipe, I’d love to give them a whirl for my hubby who loves coconut!
Sorry his lamington recipe is his mum’s one and it’s a family secret! But guessing they’re all quite similar - essentially it’s a light vanilla sponge cake, dipped into runny/thin chocolate, drain then quickly roll in desiccated coconut. Need to be baked in quite a shallow square tray. Some people cut them in half once cool and add jam & cream in the middle.
Please explain this!!! Would love to know more of the ingredients and spices
Sorry his lamington recipe is his mum’s one and it’s a family secret! But guessing they’re all quite similar - essentially it’s a light vanilla sponge cake, dipped into runny/thin chocolate, drain then quickly roll in desiccated coconut. Need to be baked in quite a shallow square tray. Some people cut them in half once cool and add jam & cream in the middle.