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Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, lebanese zucchini with yoghurt sauce (kousa billaban). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

#backtoschool Yoghurt is very good for kids for their growing up as it contains calcium, this Lebanese dish is perfect to be consumed by kids. Meanwhile make the yogurt sauce and drop the partially cooked zucchini in the yogurt sauce and continue cooking A delicious Lebanese stuffed zucchini in a tangy yogurt sauce. And yes you can use kousa, I use any of them whatever is available or in sale.

Lebanese Zucchini with Yoghurt Sauce (Kousa billaban) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Lebanese Zucchini with Yoghurt Sauce (Kousa billaban) is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook 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. Make ready 1/2 kg mince beef
3. Prepare 1 cup medium grain rice
4. Make ready 1 tsp salt
5. Take 1/2 tsp pepper
6. Prepare Yoghurt sauce:
7. Get 3 cups Greek yoghurt
8. Make ready 1 tsp mint flake
9. Prepare 1 tsp oregano flake
10. Get 1 tsp salt
11. Get 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
12. Get 3 cups water

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. This cool and creamy Lebanese laban cucumber yogurt sauce is perfect with grilled meats, salmon or as a side salad with a variety of Lebanese specialties such as grape leaves, tabbouleh or m'juddarah. Cucumber laban holds a special place in my heart. ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon.

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.

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. It is very simple and the combo of zucchini and yogurt is much beloved here in Lebanon as well. Heat the olive oil and fry the zucchini slices in oil till golden and a bit softened. Lebanese Stuffed zucchini (gray squash), is called Kousa Mahshi. 'This is a classic Lebanese meal that has This variety is called Kousa Bil Laban.

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