Persian cooking: recipes · Dolmeh & kufteh: stuffed dishes

Dolmeh Kadoo دلمه کدو

Stuffed courgettes with meat, rice and herbs in tomato sauce.

⏱ 120 min

Ingredients

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  • 6 courgettes
  • 300 g minced lamb or beef (with some fat)
  • 100 g basmati rice
  • 50 g yellow split peas
  • 1 onions
  • 1 bunch mixed herbs (parsley, coriander, dill, leek)
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • salt (to taste)
  • black pepper (to taste)

Method

  1. Filling: half-cook the rice and split peas. Fry the onion, add the mince and turmeric and fry until crumbly; mix with the rice, peas, finely chopped herbs, cinnamon, salt and pepper.
  2. Halve the courgettes or cut off a lid, hollow out with a spoon and stuff.
  3. Sauce: stir 300 ml water with 2 tbsp tomato paste, 3 tbsp lemon juice and 2 tbsp sugar and pour over.
  4. Cook covered over low heat for 40 minutes.