Stuffed Zucchini In Tomato Sauce Recipe

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Summary

Cooking Time1 Hr 30 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings6
CuisineAsianCourseSide Dish
MethodBoil

Ingredients

 
18 small or 12 medium zucchini
 
4 cups Meat and Rice Stuffing
 
2 medium onions, chopped finely
 
4-5 tablespoons ghee or substitute
 
2 to 4 cloves garlic
 
2 tomatoes, sliced
 
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
 
2 tablespoons tomato paste or 14 1/2 oz (1 x 455 g) can tomatoes
 
4 cups water
 
1 teaspoon dried mint

Directions

Wash the zucchini and cut off the tops, just below the stems.
Scoop out the pulp being careful not to break the skin: the other end must remain closed.
Rinse and drain the hollow zucchini.
Three-quarters fill each one with stuffing, allowing for rice expansion.
Lightly brown the onions in the ghee using the saucepan in which the zucchini are to be cooked.
Add the garlic and sliced tomatoes to the onions and ghee, covering the bottom of the saucepan evenly.
Place the zucchini over the tomatoes, in closely packed rows and layers, sprinkling salt between each layer.
Mix the tomato paste or soup with the water and pour over the zucchini.
Sprinkle with mint.
Turn a heatproof dinner plate upside-down over the zucchini to keep them in place and keep in the steam.
Cover the saucepan.
Bring to the boil, turn down the heat and simmer very slowly until the zucchini shells are tender and the filling cooked for approx 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
When cooked, keep the zucchini covered and allow to cool in the juice.
Reheat before serving.
To serve, drain the juice from the saucepan into another container.
Gently place the zucchini on a platter and pour the juice over the top.
Serve as a complete meal with side salad and bread.
Variations - For a richer flavour, some bones and a few pieces of stewing meat may be browned with the onions and left in the bottom of the saucepan to cook with the zucchini.
The zucchini may be replaced by eggplant of the same size.
This dish is called Batinjaan Mihshi.
The zucchini may be replaced by chokos.

Comments

Anonymous says :

Sounds lovely but "see page 25" for meat and rice stuffing, oh well... where IS page 25, anyhow? Can't wait to try it.
Posted on: 24 August 2010 - 2:13pm

editor says :

The error must have been occurred due to some issue, however the same is fixed now.
Posted on: 24 August 2010 - 8:21pm

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