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Kabak Muçveri

Yogurt often accompanies these Turkish fritters.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

1 pound zucchini, grated
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
Sunflower oil
3 eggs
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Pepper
A few sprigs of mint, chopped
A few sprigs of dill, chopped
7 ounces feta cheese, mashed with a fork

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Grate the zucchini. Fry the onion in 3 tablespoons oil over medium heat, till soft and lightly colored. Add the grated zucchini and sauté, stirring, until soft.

    Step 2

    In a bowl, beat the eggs with the flour until well blended. Add pepper and the herbs and mix well. Fold in the feta cheese and the cooked onions and zucchini.

    Step 3

    Film the bottom of a preferably nonstick frying pan with oil and fry by the half-ladle or 2 tablespoons, turning over once, until both sides are brown. You can do a few at a time.

    Step 4

    Drain on paper towels and serve hot or cold.

Cover of Claudia Roden's The New Book of Middle Easter Food, featuring a blue filigree bowl filled with Meyer lemons and sprigs of mint.
Reprinted with permission from The New Book of Middle Eastern Food, copyright © 2000 by Claudia Roden, published by Knopf. Buy the full book on Amazon or Bookshop.
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