Palestinian Arayes- Kofta Stuffed pita
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Palestinians Arayes – Kofta stuffed pita
Ingredients
Arayes
- 1 Large White Onion
- 500 Grams 12% fat mince beef
- 5 Minced Garlic
- 50 Grams Finely chopped Coriander
- 100 Grams Finely chopped parsley
- 30 Grams Finely chopped jalapeño
- 1 Tbsp Lebanese 7spice
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- 1 Tbsp Onion Powder
- 1 Tbsp Sumac
- 1 Tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 Tbsp Cumin powder
- 1/2 Tbsp Paprika
- 2 Tbsp Tomato Paste
- 1/8 Cup Pomegranate molasses
- 8 Pita bread
- 1/8 cup Extra-virgin olive oil for brushing
Yogurt Dip
- 1 Cup Yogurt
- 1 Lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp Dry Mint
- 2 Tbsp Tahini
- 1/2 Large Cucumber
Instructions
Arayes
- Start off by grating your large white onion. Once grated squeeze all the liquid out of the onion and place it in a large bowl.
- In the large bowl add your mince beef followed by the chopped coriander and parsley as well as chopped jalapeños. Add all the spices, tomato paste, olive oil and pomegranate molasses and mix until kofta consistency. Place the kofta in the fridge to rest for 2 hours. (This meat mix can be done a day before as well).
- Slice the pita bread in half and stuff them with the kofta mix Brush them with olive oil and grill them on a hot grill for 3 min on each side.
Yogurt dip
- In the mean time start by adding all the ingredients above together. chop your cucumber and add them in. mix everything together and serve on the side with the Arayes.