# Kibbeh Without a Machine (for Frying or Yogurt Kibbeh)

Recipe · Yalanji Kitchen · https://yalanjikitchen.com/r/507?l=en
Categories: Meat, Main Dishes, Appetizers

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## Ingredients

### Shell

- 1 cup fine bulgur
- 1/4 cup fine semolina
- 1/2 cup flour
- 200 g minced meat with a little fat
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp mixed spices (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg)
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 onion, finely grated
- Warm water for kneading as needed

### Filling

- About 400 g minced meat
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
- 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Mixed spices (1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp cloves and nutmeg, 1/4 tsp cardamom)
- 2 tbsp olive and vegetable oil

### For shaping

- 1/2 cup cold water with 2 tbsp cornstarch

## Method

1. Put the bulgur and semolina in a bowl, pour over 1 3/4 cups boiling water and leave about half an hour until the bulgur softens. In a food processor, blend the flour, onion, meat, bulgur (in batches if small) and spices, adding water gradually, then knead by hand until you have a smooth dough. Refrigerate for half an hour or more.
2. Filling: heat 2 tbsp oil with the chopped onion, minced meat, spices and salt. Once cooked, turn off the heat and add the pomegranate molasses, walnuts and pomegranate seeds. Cool completely.
3. Shaping: take a piece of dough the size of an apricot, roll it into a ball and make a hollow with your index finger while turning it with the other hand so the walls are even. Fill with about a tablespoon of filling, seal and shape into an oval with your palm, wetting your hands in the cornstarch water whenever it sticks.
4. To store, arrange on a tray without touching, freeze, then bag. Before use, keep in the freezer at least 20 minutes, then fry in plenty of hot oil in batches, lowering the heat to medium.

## Notes

Chicken can be used instead of meat.

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