Name: Big flat kubba (Kubbat Mosul)
Yield: Makes 3 kubbas, 9 in/23 cm in diameter
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: ¼ cup (1 oz/30 g) slivered/flaked toasted almonds; 1 cup (8 oz/225 g) farina; ½ teaspoon allspice; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 12 oz (340 g) ground/minced beef, at least 90% lean; 1¼ teaspoons salt; 2 cups (12 oz/340 g) bulgur #1, picked over but not washed; ¼ to ½ cup (1½–3 oz/45–85 g) currants or chopped raisins; 1 lb (450 g) lean ground/minced beef, uncooked; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 2 medium onions (about 1½ cups/9 oz/250 g), finely chopped; 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Makes
3
kubbas, 9 in 23 cm in diameter

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Delights from the Garden of Eden

By Nawal Nasrallah

Published 2019

About

This is a practical method for making the flat variety using utensils readily available in every kitchen. If you find that the suggested size of the disc is too big to handle successfully, by all means make them smaller, say, 6in/15cm across. You also have the option of shaping them into half-circles by putting the filling on one half of the disc, folding the other half on top of the filling, and pressing the edge to prevent the filling from coming out while cooking.

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