How to make Lebanese Kafta Kabab - Make It Easy Recipes

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground lamb

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground lamb can be more economical.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: walnuts

Sunflower seeds are lower in calories, and walnuts are often less expensive.

Chop the parsley very finely and put it into a bowl.

Add the chopped onion, cinnamon powder, black pepper, cloves, white pepper, salt, and chili powder to the bowl and mix well.

Add the ground meat to the mixture and mix thoroughly.

Use plastic gloves to shape the mixture into kebab shapes with your hands, adding some oil to make it easier.

Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and place the kebabs in the pan.

Cook the kebabs for about 3 minutes on each side, flipping them carefully.

Add tomato slices to the pan and cook them alongside the kebabs, turning them gently.

For the tarator sauce, mix tahini with water, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt, whisking until smooth.

For the salad, slice onions and chop parsley, mixing them with salt and sumac in a bowl.

Serve the kafta kebabs over pita bread, topped with tomato slices, salad, and tarator sauce.

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