My family is Syrian and Lebanese. We grew up eating all these wonderful dishes at our family gatherings and after church at Grandpa's house. Thank you so much for your videos! My sister recently gifted me with your cookbook. I can't wait to make some of your recipes and dig in!!!!
I made this in my air fryer today! I had low expectations as this is the first lebanese dish I have ever made and I had no idea how it would turn out in the air fryer, but it was amazing! Will be making it again for sure!
I have found my favorite food! We tried a Lebanese restaurant a few weeks ago and I loved everything I had. So I came home, looked. up some recipes and made lamb kafta. WOW! I made the Lebanese rice as well and a large salad. I could eat this food everyday. I am Italian and I love the Mediterranean flavor. My Lebanese cookbook came today. Can't wait to dig into that and make my own spice blends. Thank you for sharing these great tastes! Nice video. Nothing complicated here!
Made this tonight- came out soooo good. Next time I would probably cut the cinnamon a tad bit. I made this stove top… I can only imagine how good it wud have been if I grilled it on charcoal. Keeping this recipe
I love when the ingredients is posted with the recipe, it easy to make it. I have all the ingredients and will make it for dinner. At the end of the video I miss you saying "it's so good"
I use both ground lamb along with ground beef when I make Kafta. I also use red onion that adds a bit more flavor than white or yellow onion. Thank you for this video.
Wow, just made these for dinner - so easy and yet so flavourful! Congrats on the recipe - they were equally or even more delicious than the ones purchased at our local Lebanese supermarket (Marché Adonis, Montreal, QC, Canada 🇨🇦) 👍🏻
I bought the Adonis pre-made kafta too and shaped them into oblongs; I found the meat texture too hard. I will be making my own from now on with the minced meat of my preference (Laval 😎)
My memories of Kafta in NYC back in the 80s is soo happy. Those little storefronts had the best freaking food... time to make some at home.. thank yoU!!! Then back to Veselka's recipes and making Kasha Varnischkes.. :)
My attention was drawn to your post. ❗ ‼ Thank you for taking the time to share and provide your expertise and experience from this collection of useful hints.❗ It was well worth watching, and in the end, it gave me a sense of preparedness and compelled me to try it.❗ I wish you all the best from a thousand miles away.❗
Thank you so much Lebanese cuisine is very rich with big variety of foods love ❤️ Lebanese food and Lebanese people r gourges 👍you make things very easy love you chanel 😘 god bless ♥️♥️🇱🇧♥️
Is the 7 spice you refer to like chinese 5 spice + 2 more ingredients? Thanks I enjoyed the video and it never occurred to me to mix vermicelli and rice . I'm interested enough to give this a whirl!
Nope! Each “# spice” is a combination of a common selection of spices for multiple dishes from that culture/ethnicity. My seven spice includes: all spice, black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, coriander, and “other spices” which I would say is some cumin and salt. All finely ground. You can find this at your local middle eastern or maybe Indian market as well.
@@sakiyaa717I’m Lebanese. I prefer to make the seven spice at home. It’s easy. I use all the ingredients that you’ve mentioned except ginger. Next time I’ll try it with ginger. 😊 PS. The recipe can also be found online.
L 503 ,,Good morning from Alberta - Canada Excellent recipe with all ingredients...I am a man who loves to cook. Have a nice day......................Tom
Thank you for explaining what it is.. There's a restaurant up near me that serves them in a platter and I wanted to try something different so I order a kafta platter, Although I didn't know what it was.. So you showing and telling me, Helps more then yea wanna know.. , I'm in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.. waves
I’m actually Syrian! My biggest regret after leaving Syria to come to the US was: not learning how to make Mediterranean food. I’m very thankful for your channel. I’ve recently made that feta dish for my American friends and they loved it!!
Hope you are able to continue learning more about how to make delicious Mediterranean food that reminds you of home from my channel! I'm so glad to hear that!!
I am so happy to find a Lebanese cook. My mother Is Lebanese and Sundays were Tabouleh, Hashweh, and Kibbeh and sfeehas and of course stuffed grape leaves( the only American named food). I plan share your shawarma idea with the family. Did I miss your Kousa recipe as I want to expand my Sunday menu?
Grew up eating Turkish food close to Lebanese food and pretty sure that's Turkish pilau / turkish rice but usually the vermicelli or orzo pasta is cooked with butter and olive oil
Thank you! 7 Spice is used in many Middle Eastern recipes for more authentic flavoring. If you can’t find 7 Spice, substitute All Spice. You can also make 7 Spice at home following my recipe: feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/how-to-make-7-spice/
Hi, thanks for sharing your recipe. Quick question, the seven spice has several of the spices in your recipe already in it, such as cumin, cinnimon, and coriander. Are we adding those in addition to the seven spice or in lieu of the seven spice? Thx in advance, I can't wait to try this!
This is the only low fat Kofta recipe that I have seen. Every other recipe that I have seen calls for higher fat levels or even adds additional fat in the form of gee.
because seven-spice already contains cumin. in my family we only put seven-spice and lots of pepper in kafta. what she did is added several spices that already exist in seven-spice.
My family is Syrian and Lebanese. We grew up eating all these wonderful dishes at our family gatherings and after church at Grandpa's house. Thank you so much for your videos! My sister recently gifted me with your cookbook. I can't wait to make some of your recipes and dig in!!!!
I made this in my air fryer today! I had low expectations as this is the first lebanese dish I have ever made and I had no idea how it would turn out in the air fryer, but it was amazing! Will be making it again for sure!
Any tips on air fryer air temperature and time?
I have found my favorite food! We tried a Lebanese restaurant a few weeks ago and I loved everything I had. So I came home, looked. up some recipes and made lamb kafta. WOW! I made the Lebanese rice as well and a large salad. I could eat this food everyday. I am Italian and I love the Mediterranean flavor. My Lebanese cookbook came today. Can't wait to dig into that and make my own spice blends. Thank you for sharing these great tastes! Nice video. Nothing complicated here!
Put some respekt on our name.dont ever disrespect my folks like that again!
@saramolet3614 how is that disrespectful?
@@saramolet3614 I don't understand your response. What I said was complimentary.
Made this tonight- came out soooo good. Next time I would probably cut the cinnamon a tad bit. I made this stove top… I can only imagine how good it wud have been if I grilled it on charcoal. Keeping this recipe
I love when the ingredients is posted with the recipe, it easy to make it. I have all the ingredients and will make it for dinner. At the end of the video I miss you saying "it's so good"
Wonderful recipe and presentation. Thanks from Brazil
That was absolute awesome... Thank you my dear 👍
You are so welcome!
LOVE AND MAKE ALL LEBANESE FOODS WE LOVE IT ALL TKS
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Just made this… BEST Kefta recipe by far
I use both ground lamb along with ground beef when I make Kafta. I also use red onion that adds a bit more flavor than white or yellow onion. Thank you for this video.
Grating the onion is also a great method and also dispersed it more evenly as well helping firm the kebab
That's so good to know!
Wow, just made these for dinner - so easy and yet so flavourful! Congrats on the recipe - they were equally or even more delicious than the ones purchased at our local Lebanese supermarket (Marché Adonis, Montreal, QC, Canada 🇨🇦) 👍🏻
I bought the Adonis pre-made kafta too and shaped them into oblongs; I found the meat texture too hard. I will be making my own from now on with the minced meat of my preference (Laval 😎)
My memories of Kafta in NYC back in the 80s is soo happy. Those little storefronts had the best freaking food... time to make some at home.. thank yoU!!! Then back to Veselka's recipes and making Kasha Varnischkes.. :)
I love it with Tahini...i add Tahini one garlic bulb in a paste, lemon, water & stir stir stir till it becomes light in colour & to your consistency.
Loved the "final product" 😍🔥
And this recipe made it so easy! Thank You! ❤️💐
Yay so glad to hear that!
I'm hungry just watching. You make it look so easy!
It looks delicious will try it
Thanks the rice looks yummy too
Thank you! Both are definitely worth trying!
My attention was drawn to your post. ❗
‼
Thank you for taking the time to share and provide your
expertise and experience from this collection of useful hints.❗
It was well worth watching, and in the end, it gave me a sense of preparedness and compelled me to try it.❗
I wish you all the best from a thousand miles away.❗
I’m trying to make something for my middle eastern partner for our anniversary, thank you I will be trying this recipe! ❤️
That's so sweet of you! Hope you both enjoy!!
kebbeh bi laban your partner wi thank you later
Thank you so much Lebanese cuisine is very rich with big variety of foods love ❤️ Lebanese food and Lebanese people r gourges 👍you make things very easy love you chanel 😘 god bless ♥️♥️🇱🇧♥️
I love Lebanese food! Thanks, I will make Kafta this week :-)
Let me know how it turns out!
I don’t have seven spice. May I know the ingredients so I can recreate it if possible?
Simple and delicious looking
Thank you so much!
Viva Lebanon!!! ❤
Love this! Can't wait to make it, thank you!
Let me know how you like it!
Making this for dinner tonight! I can’t wait to taste it!
That's so exciting! Let me know what you think!!
@@Feelgoodfoodie absolutely delicious! Thank you for the recipe!
I would give anything for a kafta sandwich with onions tomatoes and sumac😅😅
Love it going to try this tonight where can I get that spice
Outstanding. I tried to make this with skewers but it kept FALLING APART on my grill. So this is great. Thanks!
I MAKE THE RICE JUST LIKE THAT LOVE IT .
Whats 7 spice? Is it similar to 5 spice? Ive only seen 5spice in stores
Ground allspice, black pepper, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground cumin, ground coriander, and white pepper.
Is the 7 spice you refer to like chinese 5 spice + 2 more ingredients? Thanks I enjoyed the video and it never occurred to me to mix vermicelli and rice . I'm interested enough to give this a whirl!
Nope! Each “# spice” is a combination of a common selection of spices for multiple dishes from that culture/ethnicity. My seven spice includes: all spice, black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, coriander, and “other spices” which I would say is some cumin and salt. All finely ground. You can find this at your local middle eastern or maybe Indian market as well.
@@sakiyaa717I’m Lebanese. I prefer to make the seven spice at home. It’s easy. I use all the ingredients that you’ve mentioned except ginger. Next time I’ll try it with ginger. 😊
PS. The recipe can also be found online.
Made these a couple of times now...delicious. What sauce would go with these. Tahini?
Looks so delicious!
We Cooked it Today. Delicious
I love that! Yay!!
L 503 ,,Good morning from Alberta - Canada
Excellent recipe with all ingredients...I am a man who loves to cook.
Have a nice day......................Tom
awesome recipe thanks. Your processor is what brand please??? keep up the great work!!!
Shukran jazilan ya ukhthi.
Hello, thank you so much for sharing this video. Do you use full fat ground beef or lean? What percentage? Thank you
I just add some summak. And let's see how it's tastes... as I keep it for some time before fry
Summak!!!!!
Soooooo good!! ❤
coriander seed powder or simple coriander which one?
Can you make pork Kafta? I would your version of it❤❤❤
I don't think so because there are a lot of Muslims in Lebanon
Lebanese Kafta is the original one. All others are imitations. LOL
Thank you for explaining what it is.. There's a restaurant up near me that serves them in a platter and I wanted to try something different so I order a kafta platter, Although I didn't know what it was.. So you showing and telling me, Helps more then yea wanna know.. , I'm in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.. waves
Amazing ❤️
So if I’m using kaftah spice how much do I use
This looks amazing ! I love your cooking ! If I put it in the oven how long should I do this for ?
Butter in our rice is a Must.
Hiii is can I use garam masala instead of 7 spice
Aww didn’t know you were Lebanese❤️
Yes! Are you too?
I’m actually Syrian! My biggest regret after leaving Syria to come to the US was: not learning how to make Mediterranean food. I’m very thankful for your channel. I’ve recently made that feta dish for my American friends and they loved it!!
Hope you are able to continue learning more about how to make delicious Mediterranean food that reminds you of home from my channel! I'm so glad to hear that!!
I am so happy to find a Lebanese cook. My mother Is Lebanese and Sundays were Tabouleh, Hashweh, and Kibbeh and sfeehas and of course stuffed grape leaves( the only American named food). I plan share your shawarma idea with the family. Did I miss your Kousa recipe as I want to expand my Sunday menu?
Stuffed grape leaves are called "dolma".
@ Jordan Babcock
Dolma in Greek not Lebanese.
Made them absolutely delicious but I’d like the ingredients amounts
What ratio of ground is best? 80/20?
Your food processor looks a bit different from the one in the amazon link. Is yours a cuisinart?
Grew up eating Turkish food close to Lebanese food and pretty sure that's Turkish pilau / turkish rice but usually the vermicelli or orzo pasta is cooked with butter and olive oil
Looks great. What is 7 spice? What can I use to make it or use instead of it?
Thank you! 7 Spice is used in many Middle Eastern recipes for more authentic flavoring. If you can’t find 7 Spice, substitute All Spice. You can also make 7 Spice at home following my recipe: feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/how-to-make-7-spice/
Love your kafta
Aww thank you!
Hi, thanks for sharing your recipe. Quick question, the seven spice has several of the spices in your recipe already in it, such as cumin, cinnimon, and coriander. Are we adding those in addition to the seven spice or in lieu of the seven spice? Thx in advance, I can't wait to try this!
In addition to the 7 spices. we love our food to be very well seasoned! 😊
@@myblackandwhitelife Thx. I assumed correctly then. Very tasty recipe. Thanks again.
Nice
yummy 😋
As a person who visite Lebanon a lot, it's missing a lot drama to be really kafta 😂
Is 7 spice same as Harissa and Zatar?
Great with yoghurt sauce
Yummy
Mhmm! 😋
can you do babaganush
Hello.chef.
Excellent.
Chef.Manuel
Bombay.
yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
😍😍
So the rice/vermicelli aren't seasoned?
In the Lebanese Rice recipe that I serve with this Beef Kafta, the vermicelli is toasted to give a nutty flavor!
@@Feelgoodfoodie thanks!
She added salt I think ...
هلا حبيبي 🥰
This is the only low fat Kofta recipe that I have seen. Every other recipe that I have seen calls for higher fat levels or even adds additional fat in the form of gee.
I so enjoy Lebanese food! And I'm not Lebanese!
You added 7 spices plus cumin, cinamon and coriander (which are included in 7 spices) why?
They look the same comming out as goin in thats what kafta translate to
We don’t put cumin for Kafka I think
because seven-spice already contains cumin. in my family we only put seven-spice and lots of pepper in kafta. what she did is added several spices that already exist in seven-spice.
You are Lebanese..؟ me too
💛
Thanks Ottomans 🇹🇷😁
اسمها كوفتا و كافتا
No chicken broth or saffron butter and no pita bread no tahini no toume sauce
Thank you, but not everyone has the 7 spices you mentioned. That is the " secrete "
The name is a Turkish name and it is Kofta, not Kafta
If you could talk a bit slower