Armenian Dinner

Bianca and I were incredibly blessed to eat dinner with Nanor last week. She prepared all these fabulous Middle Eastern dishes, Bianca and I were in heaven! Everything was so flavorful, she used a lot of Cumin and Red Aleepo Pepper. Bianca and are dying to get to the middle eastern market and get our hands on some of that pepper!
The first dish from the top is Vosbvo Kofta, then the Aboor, then Mujadara and then a dish of fava beans. My favorite was the Vosbov Kofta, I absolutely loved it, Nanor suggested to pair it with a little balsamic vinegar. Bianca loved the Aboor the most which Nanor says is usually everyone's favorite.

Vosbov Kofta a.k.a Kofta with Lentils
From Nanor's Grandma

2 cup red/orange Lentils

8 cups water

salt

2 cups small Bulghur (#1)
Cumin, Red Aleppo Pepper

Oil

1 1/2 minced onion (divide into two parts)

1 bunch parsley

Cook the lentils with 8 cups of water and some salt in an uncovered pot on high (or medium) and stir occasionally... Cook for about 15-20 minutes until the mixture looks like a soup.. You may need to add more water sometimes...

• When cooked, turn it off and add 2 cups of small bulghur (#1)
• Leave for 15-30 minutes until bulghur is soft.
  
• Add the spices: Cumin, Red Aleppo Pepper (and salt, if necessary) and Knead the mixture with your hands.
  

• While the lentils are (remember we don't cook the bulghur) being cooked, saute 1 minced onion in oil.
• Add the sauted onions to the bulghur mix and knead.
  
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  • Chop and mix together the parsley and the other 1/2 onion
  • Add them to the mix as well and knead together.

You can arrange the kofta in a cake like shape like Nanor did or into little tiny oval shapes.

"Aboor" (Bulghur and Vegetables)
From Sevan Balabanian

1 meduim/big onion diced

2 big zucchinis (cut into little pieces)

1 cup of green beans

2 cups of bulghur # 3 (the bigger kind)

1 can of diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce

2 potatoes (cut into little pieces)

oil

Saute the onion in oi, add beans and tomatoes, let them simmer for about 10-12 min, medium heat, add salt, add zucchini and simmer 5 min, add potatoes and simmer for 5-7 min, add bulgur (and water if it looks dry). Simmer on low heat for 5-7 min.

Mujadara

From Grandma

Cook together:

1 cup brown lentils

2 cup water

salt

Cook until it boils, then lower the heat.. let it simmer for 10-15 minutes until all the lentils are cooked. Add to the mix:

1 cup big bulghur

2 cup water

add sauted onions.

Thanks Nanor and anoosh ella, which means enjoy!
<3 Dani