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Kousa Mahshi bi Laban (Stuffed Zucchini in Garlic-Mint Yoghurt)

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Zucchini stuffed raw and steamed in the Varoma over the sauce base.
Kids: Kid portion is half; same full-flavour dish.
Ingredients
- 12 small Lebanese (pale) zucchini
- 150 g (about ¾ cup) medium-grain rice, rinsed
- 400 g (about 1⅔ cups loosely packed) lamb mince
- 40 g (about 2¼ tbsp) ghee, melted
- 1 tsp 7-spice + ½ tsp cinnamon + ½ tsp allspice
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 kg (about 4 cups) plain full-fat yoghurt
- 1 egg (stabiliser)
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- ½ cup (125 ml) water
- 8 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp dried mint
- 30 g (about 1⅔ tbsp) butter
Steps
- Core zucchini with a corer, keep 2 mm walls. Mix 150 g (about ¾ cup) rice, 400 g (about 1⅔ cups loosely packed) lamb, ghee, spices and salt by hand; stuff ¾ full (rice swells).
- Lay zucchini in the Varoma dish and tray. Put 1 litre water in the bowl. Steam. 35 min/Varoma/speed 1
- Empty water. Put 1 kg (about 4 cups) yoghurt, egg, cornflour, ½ cup (125 ml) water in the bowl. Stir constantly while heating, never boil, or it splits. 12 min/90°C/speed 2
- Meanwhile crush 8 garlic with salt in the mortar, fry in 30 g (about 1⅔ tbsp) butter in a pan with 2 tbsp dried mint until fragrant.
- Add zucchini to the yoghurt, simmer gently, pour the garlic-mint butter over. 8 min/90°C/reverse/speed soft
- Portion & store: makes ~6 adult portions (3 zucchini + sauce); a kid portion is half. Leftovers: 4-portion container. Fridge 3 days; freezer Not suitable (yoghurt sauce).
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