Koussa Mahshi:

This is another mouth-watering dish that is commonly served during Ramadan. It is nutritious and filling.

Ingredients Needed:

• White zucchini-8 (the ideal size is 12 cm long)with trimmed and washed stalks
• Minced lamb-100 grams
• Long grain rice-50 grams (washed and drained)
• Finely chopped tomato-1/2
• Melted butter-10 grams
• Ground allspice-1/4 teaspoon
• Ground cinnamon-1/4 teaspoon
• Tomato paste-70 grams
• Salt-1/2 teaspoon

Method Of Preparation:

1. With an apple corer, remove the zucchini’s flesh, leaving a border about 5 mm thick.
2. Wash them with salted water in a bowl.
3. Now, take a large bowl and mix in the rice, minced meat, butter, tomato, cinnamon and allspice with 2 teaspoons of water.
4. Season this mixture and start filling the shells of zucchini about 3-quarters full with it.
5. Take a large saucepan and place the zucchini and cover with water.
6. Mix in the salt and tomato paste and let it boil on high heat. Once it has boiled, lower the heat and let it cook for an hour.
7. When cooked, serve with the broth and enjoy it with yogurt and bread.