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Kifta
Photo: Lars Blankers

Kifta

15 ingredients 20 min + 1 hr 4 servings openrecipes
Kifta

"Kind of like the Arab version of meatloaf... This is one of the most common Arabic recipes, that no Arab home is unfamiliar with! Goes great with garden salad. Enjoy!!"

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

838
Calories
38g
Protein
31g
Fat
103g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil for frying
  • 1 large potato, thinly sliced
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1 large tomato, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 onion, sliced
  • 2 cups long grain white rice
  • 4 cups water

Directions

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