My grandmother was from Lebanon and she used to prepare this but with eggplants instead zucchini. Same recipe same ingredients but with eggplants. So delicious. Thank You for bringing to me good memories from childhood.
Nicely done! I would like to add a tip: It is much easier to core the zucchini at room temperature. Refrigerated zucchinis will crack easily if too cold... Keep smiling SmileyGirl with your delicious Lebanese recipes.
Hi. I follow The Sargi Family, and Shadia just made this, so I had to search a recipe for it. Found yours in English. You are so easy to follow. Thank you.
There is a rich history of vegan foods because of the monastic tradition within Lebanon and the region. Look up hashu orteh. This was a vegan stuffing used to replace meat based stuffing for foods either made in a monastic environment or during Lent, as well. It is based on chick peas, parsley, mint, tomatoes, spring onions, rice, spices and za'atar with olive or nut oils and lemon juice.
One could do a cocktail with eggplants and stuffed Tomatoes and wine leaves how my mom did it nice decorated near eachother the pot looked like a flower wow. One could stuff also without meat.. Vegan. Sooo yummy but without tomatoe sauce.. Love lebanese food. It is the best in the world..
1 pound ground beef or bit less also u can add lamb mince instead of beef mixed with one cup of rice ( Italian rice or Egyptian also u can use basmati ) the rice should be soak in warm water about half an hour before use .
i made this dish and let me tell you it came out so good what i did is i combined beef and lamb meat but the second time i made it i only used lamb meat and i cooked it this for 1 hour and 50 mins it came out so good
Jennifer S Hi u can buy this tool from any Mediterranean shop they sell these Arabic rear tools also u can find it on eBay or amazon it called zucchini corer .
excellent, I tried this recipe and method, so delicious you can't believe it. Just let the cooked squashes cool a bit and you can pick them up and eat them with your hand, it is so delicious.
Hello Smiley Girl. When I was a girl, the old Syrian ladies at church used to freeze the cored out squashes. Since I quit going to church in high school, I never found out how they did that. Do you know of anyone that freezes these and how they do it? Also, my sitto used to take the insides of the squash and squeeze the water out of it and when it was really dry, fry it up with garlic and onions. When the steam let more water out of the squash, she would crack some eggs in it and stir it around. That was the best morning-after-coosa breakfast ever. I don't like it when the insides are cooked and they're really wet. But every family cooks different and every region too. Love your videos.
You need to core the zucchini first and freeze them. When you want to cook them make sure you have the stuffing ready so you can stuff the zucchini as soon as you take them out of the freezer. Do not thaw the zucchini stuff it as soon as it comes out of the freezer. The inside of zucchini you can make veggie burgers
1 pound ground beef or bit less also u can add lamb mince instead of beef mixed with one cup of rice ( Italian rice or Egyptian also u can use basmati ) the rice should be soak in warm water about half an hour before use .
This afternoon my husband brought home a dozen zucchini. He is from Saida, Lebanon. I LOVE to be challenged in the kitchen. I grew up in Veracruz, Mexico, as a missionary kid, so we already use many of the same spices a cook similar dishes. There is a spice you add to the sauce, a red powder type spice. I wondered if you might tell me what this spice is in English. It doesn't sound familiar in arabic, so I am wondering if here in the US I might find its equivalent. Love your recipes. Enjoy the way you so light heartedly explain things. Makes cooking fun. 😉
This is a Turkish cuisine ,it's called Dolma .In my country Algeria, we staff the potatoes, artichoke ,the onions , the tomatoes and make rollers with cabbage leaves using the same staffing. .we cook in a sauce or in the oven .so yummy
nadia nadoush ، all Arab countries , cook stuffed zucchini, stuffed eggplants, cabbage , green peppers , grape leaves , potatoes and stuffed onions also .
nadia nadoush I am Turkish and it is not a Turkish recipe. We cut the zucchini in half and scrape them hollow that way. We also add dill into the rice mixture and don’t always meat. You can make it without meat. To my understanding, Lebanese cousa almost always has meat.
Shokran elak ktir, eh akid fiha tkoun l lahmeh soya w kamen fik taamela min doun lahmeh bass hot bil hashweh riz w banadouna morabaaat w salt w bharat w shaway zeit w nasf al tari2a totbokhon w sahtein : )
My neighbor made this for me.. it was delicious, but unfortunately I am a vegan, so I had to figure out how to make it without meat and oil. Your instructions were great! I might suggest that you put the mike further way, because the banging of the spoon is very loud..
Linda Nedilsky If u are a vegan so u can make the filling only rice and chopped tomatoes salt and spices that’s how I make my vegan stuffed zucchini same way but the filling is different 😍
Lovely! I add the dried mint about 20 minutes before it is done cooking so the mint flavor is more pronounced.I hope you did not throw away the zucchini seeds......They are perfect for Ihjee Koosa {omelet}
Looks nice and delicious but you forgot something very important, when filled and dropped in the pot you need to cover the zucchini with a dish on top to keep them in place or you'll have a Tuttifrutti Kousa 🤪😁
Im so happy I found an english recipe for this dish. I love arabic food and all recipes for Mahshi on youtube are in Arabic. Thankyou so much
pro tip: you can watch series at flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching lots of of movies these days.
@Cedric Terry Yea, been watching on Flixzone for since november myself :)
Love this. It's one of my favorite Arabic dishes.
Delicious. Very. Nice. Dish
My grandmother was from Lebanon and she used to prepare this but with eggplants instead zucchini. Same recipe same ingredients but with eggplants. So delicious. Thank You for bringing to me good memories from childhood.
Yeah we do it too with eggplants but I like the zucchini it taste better 🙈
We do both
I'm from Syria, and I love mahshi 💕💕
🥰🥰❤️
Thank you so much great job ,
I m going to follow your recipe
You’re very welcome 🙏
One of my very favorite Arabic Dishes...
I like the way that you do, like my mom ,thanks from Canada
Nicely done! I would like to add a tip: It is much easier to core the zucchini at room temperature. Refrigerated zucchinis will crack easily if too cold... Keep smiling SmileyGirl with your delicious Lebanese recipes.
My ex arabic mother in law would always make this for me. It was my favorite dish ever. I miss it!
I have the recipe now, THANKS TO YOU!!!😍
Looks yummy ❤ I love all your recipe full support
I love your videos! Simple and easy to follow with clear directions! Keep them coming 😊👍🏻
I always thought this would be so hard to make. This will be a part of my thanksgiving meal. Thank you for this video
food always bring culture together I'm so glad that nobody attacking or talking bad about Arabic people
freedomfighter9046 All those who attack or talk bad about Arabic people or other countries are ''ignorants''
Of Course! Food and Music are the Universal Languages!
Shukran habibti, making this tonight
Thanks so much for sharing. You are a delight!! I make tomorrow morning.
Hi. I follow The Sargi Family, and Shadia just made this, so I had to search a recipe for it. Found yours in English. You are so easy to follow. Thank you.
Thank you 🙏💫💕
Hi..can you write the full recepie ? ❤️🥰
Thank you for sharing this wonderful dish, much appreciate it. I'm going to make it very soon 😊❤
You welcome : )
Amazing ❤ what type of rice do you used?🙏
Yum yum and nutritional
Wow;so yummy
We alway's have loads of zucchini in our garden, i'm gonna try this recipe for sure. it looks pretty easy and very yum!
Thank you : )
marvelous thank you for sharing! i will be making :)
Thanks for sharing this recipe i love it ;)
this is also really nice using chokos instead of squash
Thank you for sharing this, I am making this tonight. I stuffed grape leaves a couple of days ago. This is very helpful!
You are very welcome : )
I wish theres kusa in philippines..love this food😊😊
You can make it with eggplant too
Btw thank you so much for the recipe , now I can do it by myself whenever I want 😊❤️
Sasha Bchara You’re very welcome
Loved this, you did a great job but I will do a Vegan version with Portabella mushroom and lentils. Thanks.
+Chef Vegan Thank you : )
There is a rich history of vegan foods because of the monastic tradition within Lebanon and the region. Look up hashu orteh. This was a vegan stuffing used to replace meat based stuffing for foods either made in a monastic environment or during Lent, as well. It is based on chick peas, parsley, mint, tomatoes, spring onions, rice, spices and za'atar with olive or nut oils and lemon juice.
عاشت ايدك
I'm finally ready to attempt this recipe. 40min on what temperature? 🤗
On medium heat or gas mark 4 .
Made this tonight omg tasted the best koussa i ever had!
Dios te bendiga esas manos y gracias por explicar bien
José Dreikha De nada y que Dios te bendiga también 🙏💕
It looks good. You made me hungry I will try doing it soon. Thank you ❤️❤️
+ibrahim a You Welcome : )
You gave me the courage to cook it.. it turned out edible..first attempt.
can i use an apple core
what is the tool callled to empty out the zucchini?
barak allahu feek !!
can wait to make this
One could do a cocktail with eggplants and stuffed Tomatoes and wine leaves how my mom did it nice decorated near eachother the pot looked like a flower wow. One could stuff also without meat.. Vegan. Sooo yummy but without tomatoe sauce.. Love lebanese food. It is the best in the world..
Hey thanks for the video. I am going to attempt it I miss my taytas cooking. Can you you please tell what the 7 spices are ?
Hi , this is the recipe for 7 spices u can make it at home : ruclips.net/video/zdRenmAf4Ew/видео.html
When i boil them to i out them on high/medium/low heat ?
Thanks for the recipe and video. By the way, you didn't mention @5:15 how much meat you used. (what is the ratio of meat to rice?
1 pound ground beef or bit less also u can add lamb mince instead of beef mixed with one cup of rice ( Italian rice or Egyptian also u can use basmati ) the rice should be soak in warm water about half an hour before use .
جميييلة
Shokran : )
شهية جدا يسلمو
i made this dish and let me tell you it came out so good what i did is i combined beef and lamb meat but the second time i made it i only used lamb meat and i cooked it this for 1 hour and 50 mins it came out so good
Great 🙏😍 enjoy your food and thanks for your comment ❤️
Hi what is that device called?
Great one!! Allah bless you. So you dip it in this sauce for 30-40 minutes. What about the flame? Any tips to know when it's ready to serve?
how many grams of meat did you put?
For each cup of rice u can add 400 g of mince meat but u can add less if u want .
Masarap tong gulay na to! Kahit blanched Lang!! Pabisita naman po Sa bahay ko
كتير لذيذه
Shokran : )
تسلم الايادي
Where do you buy that utensil to scrap out the zucchini’s?
Jennifer S Hi u can buy this tool from any Mediterranean shop they sell these Arabic rear tools also u can find it on eBay or amazon it called zucchini corer .
SmileyGirl230 🙏 Thank you.🙂
You are so nice and easy to follow. Subscribed!
My fav ❤️
this looks so amazing, yum!
Thank you : )
excellent, I tried this recipe and method, so delicious you can't believe it. Just let the cooked squashes cool a bit and you can pick them up and eat them with your hand, it is so delicious.
Glad u like sahtein : )
Вкуснота ❤
What do you do with the inside that you removed?
One of my favourite dish
: )
looks absululetely delicious,can you tell us the restaurant in london,if you know
How much meat was added ?
My lebanese boss brought some of these to the office and they are yummy.
عاشت. ايدج اليوم انشاء الله الغده كوسه بل عراقي نسميه شجر
Noor Noor الف عافية عليكم غلاتي تحية لاهل العراق 🌹
صحا و هنا انا انشالله حا اعملها بكرا
Susu Susu الف عافيه
@@noornoor5216 تسلمي يا عمري
What is the name of the tool you are using to clean inside zucchini? I would like to buy one, thank you.
hey sister beddy menno kousa mehshy yummy 🙌
Is it easier to clean the zucchini out cold or at room temperature? Thanks
U can clean them both ways it is okay .
hello good afternoon how is the kitchen utensil called to take the pulp out of the pumpkins?
Esther jeanett Haber garcia It called zucchini corer u can find it on amazon or eBay or in any Arabic grocery .
@@SmileyGirl230 I thank you very much, you are very kind, kisses and hugs to you.
Esther jeanett Haber garcia You’re very welcome my dear 🌹🌹😘😘
Nice
nice😍
Hello Smiley Girl. When I was a girl, the old Syrian ladies at church used to freeze the cored out squashes. Since I quit going to church in high school, I never found out how they did that. Do you know of anyone that freezes these and how they do it? Also, my sitto used to take the insides of the squash and squeeze the water out of it and when it was really dry, fry it up with garlic and onions. When the steam let more water out of the squash, she would crack some eggs in it and stir it around. That was the best morning-after-coosa breakfast ever. I don't like it when the insides are cooked and they're really wet. But every family cooks different and every region too. Love your videos.
U can’t freeze the zucchini they will get so soft and soggy
You need to core the zucchini first and freeze them. When you want to cook them make sure you have the stuffing ready so you can stuff the zucchini as soon as you take them out of the freezer. Do not thaw the zucchini stuff it as soon as it comes out of the freezer.
The inside of zucchini you can make veggie burgers
very yuuuuuummmmmmyyyyyyy...... yaaa ommmmeeee :) thx lot well done Allah ya3teeke al 3afyeee
Allah y3afik ya rab thank you : )
Yummm
Can you please share how much mince to rice ratio is used for stuffing
1 pound ground beef or bit less also u can add lamb mince instead of beef mixed with one cup of rice ( Italian rice or Egyptian also u can use basmati ) the rice should be soak in warm water about half an hour before use .
where Can I Buy the iron thing to clean the zucchini?
From any Mediterranean store or u can order it online from google : )
what is it call?
Called Zucchini Corer : )
maybe you can just use the handle of a spoon if you don't have the tool?
What's the ingredients
40 minutes cooking time on what temperature please? High/low?
Lana OAS On medium heat .
SmileyGirl230 thanks!
What about chicken meat? Can u do with it.
Somoe S Well I never tried it with chicken and I don’t thing will taste delicious as the meat one 🙈
Dude this guy is bluffing😂😂😂
This afternoon my husband brought home a dozen zucchini. He is from Saida, Lebanon. I LOVE to be challenged in the kitchen. I grew up in Veracruz, Mexico, as a missionary kid, so we already use many of the same spices a cook similar dishes. There is a spice you add to the sauce, a red powder type spice. I wondered if you might tell me what this spice is in English. It doesn't sound familiar in arabic, so I am wondering if here in the US I might find its equivalent. Love your recipes. Enjoy the way you so light heartedly explain things. Makes cooking fun. 😉
I like it
This looks so delicious! Thank you for sharing these recipes.. I love your channel :)
You welcome in my channel and thanks for watching : )
how much ground beef ?!!!!!!! thanks
can we stuff other kind of veggies same way as well
1 pound ground beef or bit less also u can stuff the aubergines and cook them with the zucchini : )
This is a Turkish cuisine ,it's called Dolma .In my country Algeria, we staff the potatoes, artichoke ,the onions , the tomatoes and make rollers with cabbage leaves using the same staffing. .we cook in a sauce or in the oven .so yummy
nadia nadoush ، all Arab countries , cook stuffed zucchini, stuffed eggplants, cabbage , green peppers , grape leaves , potatoes and stuffed onions also .
nadia nadoush I am Turkish and it is not a Turkish recipe. We cut the zucchini in half and scrape them hollow that way. We also add dill into the rice mixture and don’t always meat. You can make it without meat. To my understanding, Lebanese cousa almost always has meat.
I love making this
How much mince meat
yummmy
Thank you : )
what kind of spices do you add to the filling mix? what are the seven spices? and lastly, can you link a video on a recipe of the 7 spices please?
I added 7 spices and this is the recipe : ruclips.net/video/zdRenmAf4Ew/видео.html
Shou mahdoume!
Do you cook on summer for 40 mins or high then reduce to medium?
+Jessie Antoinette First leave the on high heat until bring to boil then reduce to meduim heat and cook them between 35 to 40 minutes : )
+SmileyGirl230 thank you! I did try this and it turned out perfect!
Jessie Antoinette That's great job well done and bon appetit darling, you welcome and thanks for you : )
بقولو العين بتاكل قبل التم وهاد لشي لخلاني حب طبخك عنجد يعطيك الف عافيه شي بشهي بس عندي سؤال 🙈🙈
ادا شخص نباتي فينا نحط لحمة صويا ؟؟؟؟
Shokran elak ktir, eh akid fiha tkoun l lahmeh soya w kamen fik taamela min doun lahmeh bass hot bil hashweh riz w banadouna morabaaat w salt w bharat w shaway zeit w nasf al tari2a totbokhon w sahtein : )
اي فيك تعملها بل خضار متل ورق عنب بل زيت روعه
forget the chiken stock. I use white wine!
روعه
+Azizataurus Taurus Shokran : )
nice
Thank you : )
Ilyom immi kamin 3imlit kousa😄😄
+hamza ghanssaa mmmmmm yummy sa7ten w hana w tislam idaya ya rab : )
Mn tlt snin mtl hal yom 2mk 3mlt kousa😍
Would be nice if you share the ingredients
My neighbor made this for me.. it was delicious, but unfortunately I am a vegan, so I had to figure out how to make it without meat and oil. Your instructions were great!
I might suggest that you put the mike further way, because the banging of the spoon is very loud..
Linda Nedilsky If u are a vegan so u can make the filling only rice and chopped tomatoes salt and spices that’s how I make my vegan stuffed zucchini same way but the filling is different 😍
thanks I'm gona make it right now
You are very welcome : )
They are actually baby marrows. Zucchini or courgettes are darker, sometimes striped, and are more like cucumber.
Americans call them Squash.
And not easy to find in Canada :/ same as baby baby egg plant
@@28Justchecking you will find them in Lebanese market there
This is the syrian recipe! In the Lebanese one we don't add garlic and dry mint!! ;P
Lovely! I add the dried mint about 20 minutes before it is done cooking so the mint flavor is more pronounced.I hope you did not throw away the zucchini seeds......They are perfect for Ihjee Koosa {omelet}
+typeviic1 Sa7ten , : ( i throw them because i don't eat omelet at all .
Mum always made ejjaa...never wasted food
حطيت ملح وفلفل اسود وهذاك البهار الثالث شو
سبع بهارات
Hanan Star ببركه.
Looks nice and delicious but you forgot something very important, when filled and dropped in the pot you need to cover the zucchini with a dish on top to keep them in place or you'll have a Tuttifrutti Kousa 🤪😁
My mom makes this all the time