Persian cooking: recipes · Kuku & kotlet: frittatas and patties

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Courgette frittata with dill and walnuts, light and summery.

⏱ 45 min · vegetarian

Ingredients

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  • 10½ courgettes
  • 3½ onions
  • 14 eggs
  • 3½ bunch dill
  • 140 g walnuts, roughly chopped
  • 3½ tsp turmeric
  • 3½ tsp baking powder
  • 17½ tbsp oil
  • salt (to taste)
  • black pepper (to taste)

Method

  1. Coarsely grate the courgettes, salt, leave for 10 minutes and squeeze well. Finely chop and fry the onion.
  2. Beat the eggs and mix in the courgettes, onion, dill, walnuts, turmeric, baking powder and pepper.
  3. Pour into a pan with hot oil, cook covered over low heat for 15 minutes until set, turn and fry for another 10 minutes.
  4. Cut into pieces and serve with bread and yogurt.