Kafta with Potatoes + New Blogger Award Nomination

Do you know Kafta? It is minced meat mixed with parsley and onion with salt and some spices. I remember when I was young, when my mother made kafta for lunch, everybody would rejoice. I should mention that besides my parents, we were 6 children: 4 boys and two girls. My mother used to make 3 main dishes for lunch to please us all. But when she decided to make Kafta with Potatoes, she would have to make a very large tray, bigger then our oven at home! My father had to take it to the bakery to cook it, after preparation at home it took 5 minutes to cook. Today I made a medium size tray and I cooked it at home but it took about half an hour to get cooked in the oven.

Ingredients: 

• 500 g minced meat
• 1 cup of chopped parsley
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 4 potatoes
• 2 large tomatoes sliced,
• 1 onion sliced
• 1 tbsp  tomato paste
• salt, seven spices
• frying oil, cooking oil

Preparation:

• Mix the minced meat with chopped parsley and chopped onion in a food processor (or you can take it ready from the butcher if he knows how)
• Season with 1 small tsp salt and 1/2 tsp seven spices
• Mix the meat by hand very well, take a small hand full and make a ball shape with it and flatten it then place it on a slightly greased oven tray
• Preheat the oven to 200C
• When all the meat is ready, place the tray in the oven for about twenty minutes, making sure to turn it over halfway through
• In the meantime, peel the potatoes and cut them into slices then place into frying pan with oil; remove and drain when golden
• Place the potatoes over the meat, then sliced onions and tomatoes on top
• In a small bowl mix the tomato paste with about 2 cups of water, and season with salt and seven spices then place it over the meat and the potatoes in the tray
• Cover the tray with aluminium foil and place it in hot oven for 20 minutes
• Remove the foil and keep it in the oven for 10 minutes until the sauce thickens
• Serve with rice

ET VOILA.. C’EST TOUT!

By the way, I’ve been nominated for the New Blogger Award by this really interesting blog called Creative Noshings. Check it out and thank you all for your support 🙂

BON APPETIT