Koussitto Recipe

Photo: Koussitto Recipe

The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Koussitto  Recipe. Enjoy the Middle Eastern Cuisine and learn how to make Koussitto. 

Preparation time :     20 minutes
Cooking time :     1 hour, 50 minutes

Serves: 5 persons
Difficulty: Medium
Cost: Cheap

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion or 125 g, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
400 g lean lamb, cut into cubes
5� cups water or 1375 ml
2 cubes MAGGI� Chicken Less Salt Bouillon
2 medium tomatoes or 300 g, peeled and cut into cubes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
5 medium zucchini or 500 g, cut into big cubes
1 carrot or 150 g, cut into big cubes
1 tin canned chickpeas or 400 g, drained
� teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Heat oil in a large saucepan, cook garlic and chopped onions for 3-4 minutes or until they become tender. Add lamb cubes and fry for 6-8 minutes or until meat becomes brown in color.

Add water and MAGGI� Chicken Less Salt Bouillon cubes then bring to boil and simmer for 1 hour 15 minutes or until lamb becomes tender.

Add the tomato cubes, tomato paste, zucchinis, carrot and chickpeas. Simmer for 20-25 minutes or until zucchinis become tender. Season with cinnamon powder and serve.

Serve with steamed rice.

Cooking tips : Add more water to the stew if it needs. 

Nutritional Information

Fats :     11.00 g
Protein :     23.00 g
Carbohydrate :     32.00 g
Energy :     308.00 Kcal 

More from the Lebanese Recipes Kitchen:

Lemon & Oregano Lamb Chops
Lamb tagine with chickpeas
Chicken and pomegranate tagine
Fattoush with sumac chicken
Easy Chicken Kebabs
Moroccan apricot chicken

Save and share Koussitto Recipe

Want to share this recipe with your family and friends? Click the button below to send them an email or save this to your favorite social network.

Chicken and Vegetables Rice Recipe

Photo: Chicken and Vegetables Rice Recipe

The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Chicken and Vegetables Rice Recipe. Enjoy tasty Middle Eastern Food and learn how to make Chicken and Vegetables Rice.

Preparation time :     25 minutes
Cooking time :     40 minutes

Serves: 5 persons
Difficulty: Medium
Cost: Cheap

Ingredients

� cup wild rice or 50 g
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 small onion or 100 g, chopped
350 g boneless and skinned chicken breasts, cut into cubes
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 stick celery or 30 g, sliced
1 medium carrot or 100 g, cut into cubes
1 medium zucchini or 100 g, sliced
2 tomatoes or 300 g, peeled and cut into small cubes
2 cubes MAGGI� Chicken Less Salt Bouillon
� teaspoon ground cardamom
� teaspoon ground cinnamon
� teaspoon white ground pepper
� teaspoon ground turmeric
� teaspoon ground coriander
3 cups boiling water or 750 ml
1� cups basmati rice or 300 g

Preparation

Boil wild rice with water for 40 minutes, strain and cool.

Meanwhile, warm oil and fry chopped onions for 2 minutes. Add chicken cubes, garlic, celery, carrot cubes and zucchini slices and stir for 5 minutes. Add tomato cubes, MAGGI� Chicken Less Salt Bouillon cubes and spices. Stir and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Add Basmati rice and water with stirring occasionally until it boils. Cover and simmer on low heat for 20-25 minutes or until rice becomes tender. Mix with boiled wild rice and serve.

Cooking tips : Peel the celery to remove the hard skin before cutting.

Nutritional Information

 Fats : 4.80 g
Protein : 24.00 g
Carbohydrate : 65.00 g
Energy : 400.00 Kcal   

From Nestle Family 

More from the Lebanese Recipes Kitchen:

Turkish Chicken Thighs
Chicken and pomegranate tagine
Fattoush with sumac chicken
Easy Chicken Kebabs
Moroccan apricot chicken
Chicken with Mushroom and Tomato

Save and share Chicken and Vegetables Rice recipe

Want to share this recipe with your family and friends? Click the button below to send them an email or save this to your favorite social network.