Recipe of Homemade Lebanese Zucchini with Yoghurt Sauce (Kousa billaban)

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Growing up kousa bil laban was what I used to consider comfort food; I loved it (anything with a yogurt sauce really). This classic Lebanese dish might seem complicated, but once you master a few tricks (stuffing the zucchini and cooking the yogurt). Kousa Bil Laban literally translates to zucchini in yogurt! The recipe starts with zucchini which are hollowed out and are stuffed with a Stuffed zucchini simmered in a garlicky yogurt sauce, and flavored with a light dusting of dried mint, is a Lebanese classic that.

Lebanese Zucchini with Yoghurt Sauce (Kousa billaban) is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Lebanese Zucchini with Yoghurt Sauce (Kousa billaban) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have lebanese zucchini with yoghurt sauce (kousa billaban) using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Lebanese Zucchini with Yoghurt Sauce (Kousa billaban):

1. Get 1 kg Lebanese zucchini (choose the small or medium ones)
2. Prepare 1/2 kg mince beef
3. Make ready 1 cup medium grain rice
4. Take 1 tsp salt
5. Make ready 1/2 tsp pepper
6. Prepare Yoghurt sauce:
7. Make ready 3 cups Greek yoghurt
8. Take 1 tsp mint flake
9. Get 1 tsp oregano flake
10. Take 1 tsp salt
11. Get 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
12. Take 3 cups water

Growing up, I remember watching my Aunt Paula make it in her kitchen before family dinners or holiday gatherings. These stuffed white zucchini with yogurt are the definition of a comfort meal! This is one of my favorite dishes ever! It's very fulfilling, you can eat it like soup or with a side of white plain rice.

Instructions to make Lebanese Zucchini with Yoghurt Sauce (Kousa billaban):

1. Using the corer knife, core the zucchini core to make it ready to be stuffed. Put aside.
2. Preheat pan, cook mince beef without oil until well cooked, put aside.
3. Wash medium grain rice in a bowl, add cooked mince beef salt, and peper. mix well.
4. Stuff rice and mince beef into zucchinis, put aside.
5. Prepare large cooking pot, put yoghurt and water, mix them well. Put the pot on the medium heat, keep stiring the yoghurt until it boils properly.
6. Add chopped garlic, stuffed Lebanese zucchinis, and salt, lower the heat, cover the pot. Wait until the zucchinis and rice inside them cook really well.
7. When they all cooked and soft, sprinkle mint flake and oregano, mix occasionally.
8. It's ready to serve.

This is one of my favorite dishes ever! It's very fulfilling, you can eat it like soup or with a side of white plain rice. Kousa is a local veggie here in Jordan and other middle eastern countries. ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon. Cut each zucchini in half lengthways. This can be done with an apple corer, but be careful not to pierce the skins of the zucchini.

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