Dawood Basha


1 1/2 lbs. Lean, finely ground meat
1/4 cup Finely chopped onions
10 Whole, peeled onions, medium size
2 cups Tomato juice
1/2 cup Pine nuts
2 tablespoons Flour
3 tablespoons Vegetable oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix ground meat with chopped onions, salt, pepper and flour. Shape into one inch balls.

Fry meatballs with whole onions and pine nuts, with hot vegetable oil till brown.

Pour over tomato juice with salt and pepper, to taste.

Let Dawood Basha cook on medium heat till done for 30 minutes.

Serve with rice.

From "One Thousand And One Delights" by Nahda Salah
available through International Promoters of Art Inc.



Return to the Middle Eastern Recipe Index
1999 Christina Al-Sudairy   ·   www.sudairy.com