Spicy Meat Pie in a Filo Crust with Yogurt Sauce

Name: Spicy Meat Pie in a Filo Crust with Yogurt Sauce (Habibi Gullash Bakari)
Yield: One 9 X 13 X 2-inch pie, about twenty-four 3-inch triangular servings or twelve 3-inch square servings
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons chopped hot green chili, such as a long green chili, or jalapeno; 2 tablespoons chopped hot green chili, such as a long green chili, or jalapeno; 2 tablespoons chopped hot green chili, such as a long green chili, or jalapeno; ½ teaspoon Freshly grated nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground coriander; ¼ teaspoon ground cumin; 1 tablespoon Freshly ground black pepper; 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, melted; 20 sheets filo dough, homemade or bought; ½ teaspoon sweet Spanish paprika; ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped or grated on the microplane; 1 quart whole-milk or low-fat (not nonfat) yogurt; 1 quart whole-milk or low-fat (not nonfat) yogurt; 1 quart whole-milk or low-fat (not nonfat) yogurt; 1 small white or yellow onion, peeled and chopped, about 1 cup; 1 small white or yellow onion, peeled and chopped, about 1 cup; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 pound lean ground beef such as sirloin; 1 small green bell pepper, finely chopped, about 1 cup; 4 small garlic cloves, finely chopped or grated with a microplane; 1 pound lean ground beef such as sirloin; 1½ cup extra-virgin olive oil; Salt for seasoning

Habibi Gullash Bakari

Preparation info

One 9 X 13 X 2 inch pie, about
twenty-four
3-inch triangular servings 3-inch square servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Baker's Tour

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2005

About

Habibi (“darling” in Arabic) is Hong Kong’s only authentic Egyptian restaurant, owned by my friends Jennifer Migliorelli and Hosni Emam, a native of Cairo. Jennifer has spent the better part of the last 20 years in Hong Kong and opened Habibi in 2000. It was an immediate success and has already branched out to a smaller café next door.

This pie is equally good hot or at room temperature. If you want to serve it hot, you may assemble the pie in advan

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