Dumplings

Dumplings are a feature of most peasant cooking, being an excellent and inexpensive way of extending – and adding interest to – all sorts of dishes, particularly soups and stews. Usually called “kofta” in the Arab world and the Indian subcontinent, we called them “kubba” (from the Arabic for ball-shaped), while the Syrians know them as “kibbeh”, and the Egyptians as “kobeba”.