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Iraqi Kabab

What you will need? Ingredients:   3 cups ground beef 1 1/2 large capsicum / bell pepper chopped into small pieces 2 large tomato - cubed 1 bulb of medium onion - diced 2 cups of atta flour   1 stalk of  coriander or parsley - chopped 1 teaspoon salt  to taste 2 tablespoons of black or white pepper  ( you may adjust this accordingly to your liking 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon beryani spices (optional) corn oil (or any other vegetable oil - but not olive oil) curry powder (optional)   How To: Mix the beef, capsicum, tomato, onion, garlic and atta flour together in a large bowl. Add the black pepper, salt, parsley and other spices to the mix.   Mix the whole thing then you make it as a small patty If it’s too wet, add some more flour. If it’s too dry, add some water.   Heat some cooking oil in the pan While waiting for the oil to heat up, form the mixture into oval kabab patties that is half an inch thick. You can then f...

Bamia

1 cup of okra 1 cup of cubed tomatoes Half cup of salsa 2 cups of cubed lamb 3 tablespoon of cooking oil 2 big onions (cubed) 5 cloves of garlic (crushed & chopped) 1 teaspoon of cumin powder 1 teaspoon of coriander powder 2 teaspoon of masala powder 3 teaspoon of chill powder salt (to taste) lemon juice (to taste) How to Saute onion until golden Throw in the garlic and then the spices, stir well for few seconds. Add the cubed tomatoes then the salsa. Let it sit for a minute or two on medium heat. Then add the lamb. Cook until the meat is almost done. Right after that you can let the okra join the crowd. You might want to let them simmer on medium low heat, for about 10 minutes or so. Last but not least, throw in the salt, lemon juice to your desired taste. Happy Cooking! <3 Amy