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Kabab Maqley (Fried) with Zucchinis, Eggplant, Cauliflower, Veg Salad, and Iraqi Flat Bread.

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Kabab Maqley  

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Ingredients:

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• 1 1b of ground beef

• 1 cup parsley finely chopped

• 1 cup green onion finely chopped

• 2 medium-size tomatoes finely chopped

• 1 small size red onion finely chopped

• 1 cup cilantro finely chopped

• 2 zucchinis shredded 

• 2 cups of floor

• 1 teaspoon cumin

• 1-3/4 teaspoons salt or preferred taste

• 1 teaspoon Coriander powder

• 1 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 teaspoon allspice

• 1 teaspoon of nutmeg

• 1 cup of water or as needed

• 2 cup of corn oil

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Instruction:

In a medium bowl combine ground beef, cumin, salt, coriander, black pepper, allspice, nutmeg, parsley, green onion, tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, zucchinis, flour, and water.

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Combine all the ingredients together and mix with your hand. It will become like a dough.

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In a medium-size pan add the corn oil.

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Let the oil heat for about 1 minute then start to add the Kabab.

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Wet your hand with water then take small about of the kabab dough, roll it then flatten it into a circler shape and place it in the pan of hot oil.

 

There is the need to wet your hand with water every time you take from the Kabab dough.

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It will take about 2 minutes on each side to cook.

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Eggplant, Cauliflower:

Ingredient:

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• 1 Eggplant cut into circler shape

• 1 head of cauliflower cut into small pieces.

• Salt as preferred

• ½ tablespoon Black pepper

• ½ tablespoon cumin

• ½ tablespoon Coriander powder

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

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Instruction:

 

Add olive oil on the cookie tray

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Add the eggplant and cauliflower

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Add salt, black pepper, cumin, and coriander powder

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Place in a heated oven of 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

 

Iraqi Flat Bread:

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Ingredients:

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• 3 cups white flour

• 1 cup wheat flour

• 2 cups warm water

• 1 tablespoon salt

• 1 tablespoon yeast

• 6 tablespoon olive oil

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Instruction:

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In a bowl add the warm water, sugar, and yeast and mix. Leave it for 3 minutes to let the yeast rise.

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In a medium-size bowl mix the white flour, wheat flour, salt, 5 tablespoon olive oil, and the yeast mix then knead the dough.

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At the bottom of the bowl add the 1 tablespoon olive oil then add the dough back.

 Cover and let it sit for 30 minutes.

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Roll the dough into small balls and let it sit for 15 minutes.

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With dusted flour surface roll dough flat, and place into a cookie sheet or pizza trays.

heat the oven to 500 degrees and put your flatbread for 5 to 6 minutes or until it is cooked. 

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Veg Salad

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Ingredients

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• 1 hearts romaine lettuce

• 2 small plum tomatoes, diced

• 1 cucumber, diced

• 1/2 red onion, chopped

• 1 cup carrot, shredded

• 1 cup cabbage, shredded

• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

• 4 tablespoon vinegar

• Salt as preferred

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Instruction 

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In a large bowl add the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, carrot, cabbage, then add the olive oil vinegar and salt.

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