Dawoud Basha

I know it's been a while since my last post. Sorry! I have been rather flat of late and I haven't been cooking anything worth exhibiting.

A few weeks ago I made an Arabic dish called 'Dawoud Basha'. There are a few ways of making this dish, however when you've got a very active almost 2 year old and studying full time; fast, simple and tasty is what you always go for on a daily basis. I will admit since the last post there have been more days I've bought lunch or dinner than I've actually cooked o_O

Without further ado here is my version of 'Dawoud Basha'

Ingredients:

1kg of koft

1 big onion

3 cloves garlic

2 tablespoons of olive oil

1 big red capsicum (cut into strips)

1 big red capsicum (cut into strips)

1 can of good quality diced tomatoes

2-3 tablespoon of tomato paste

1 tablespoon of powdered beef stock

salt

pepper

water

Method:

1. Roll kofta into medium sized balls and set aside on a plate
2. Finely chop onion and garlic and fry until just golden
3. Add kofta balls and fry until sealed
4. Add both capsicums and fry for a minute
5. Pour in the can of diced tomatoes
6. Add water to barely covering the meat
7. Add tomato paste paste and powdered stock and stir
8. Add salt and pepper to taste
9. Cover and let the soup simmer on low for 20 mins or until kofta is cooked through

Serve with rice and enjoy!

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Until next time my lovelies XOXO

On the road again...

Day 10:

Today was a good day, I didn't feel that hungry until quite late into the day.  When I did eat I felt very full very quickly which I won't complain about.

One thing that I really don't like about this diet is, the fact that I haven't done so much cooking in a very long time. It is very time consuming and frustrating. Even though the author recommends eating the same few meals over and over again, I don't think that will sit well with my stomach.

But as promised yesterday today is a whopper of a menu, something very special and very tasty:

Breakfast:

Fried egg with sauteed onions, garlic, tomato, eggplant and some paprika.

Lunch:

Finally some beans! Here we have some no-fat kafta/kofta balls with half a can of mixed beans in some salsa. I know the mix of middle eastern and Mexican doesn't sound appetizing but believe me, this was uber YUMMY!

Dinner:

BAM! Here it is! Zucchini 'pasta' with lemon and garlic infused lamb. O.M.G this is amazing! The added lemon zest really brings this dish to another level. I think I've made my mind up for recipe of the week!

So there you have it my dears! Hope this was helpful to someone on a slow/low carb diet or just someone interested in something different.

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