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Sheikh Al-Mahshi
This is the dish we make on the first day of Ramadan — what’s yours?
20 min prep
60 min cook
Elements
- 20 small zucchini
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 250 g minced beef
- 1 tbsp seven spices
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Pine nuts
- Salt & pepper
- 2 kg full-fat yogurt
- 2 tbsp cornflour
Alchemy
- Heat olive oil in a large pan, add minced beef and fry.
- Add spices, pine nuts, salt, and pepper; cook until done.
- Prepare the zucchini by cutting the tops and hollowing them.
- Stuff zucchini three-quarters full with the meat.
- Fry, air-fry, or bake zucchini until lightly golden. (I baked mine at 200°C for about 1 hour, turning often)
- Meanwhile, dissolve cornflour in ½ cup cold water.
- Add mixture to yogurt with salt and cook on low heat, stirring constantly.
- Boil zucchini briefly in water until tender.
- Add zucchini to yogurt and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Serve with rice and garnish with black pepper and pine nuts.
