kibbeh
Noun
Meaning
kibbeh (plural kibbehs)
A form of dumpling, from the Levant, made of spiced lamb and bulgur wheat.
Examples
It consists of raw (or rare) beef mince marinated in mitmita (Ge'ez: ሚጥሚጣ mīṭmīṭā a very spicy chili powder similar to the berbere) and niter kibbeh.
Followed on from this with succulent charcoal grilled meats; juicy moussaka; and moreish kibbeh bissaniyyeh — mince meat, pine nuts and onions coated with a mixture of ground meat and crushed wheat, and served with lashings of yoghurt.
I love your blog and am going to try the potato kibbeh with the bulgur that I haven't used yet, but was very eager to buy.
It is usually served in a large bowl with a dug-out made in the middle of the genfo and filled with spiced niter kibbeh.
Mezze serves up traditional Syrian dishes,such as yalanji, fattoush salad, kibbeh and baklava that the staff has been cooking for a long time, but they still had to learn how to work under the conditions required for restaurants in Portugal.
In some parts of the country, niter kibbeh is added instead of sugar or salt.