KooKoo-yeh Loobia-Sabz
Ingredients: (4 servings)
string beans, 400 grams
eggs, 4 large
onions, 2 large
baking soda, one teaspoon
wheat flour, one spoon
cooking oil
salt
black pepper
saffron, 1/2 teaspoon
Directions:
Wash string beans and chop into 1cm pieces. Bring 2-3 cups of water
to boil. Add chopped string beans and a bit of salt. Cook over
medium heat for about 10-15 minutes under tender. Drain water.
Peel and chop onions. Fry in oil until slightly golden. Dissolve
saffron in 1/3 cup of hot water. Beat eggs well, then add baking
soda, salt, black pepper, saffron, flour, onions and string beans.
Mix well.
Heat oil in a non-stick pan until it is hot. Pour in the mix,
flatten the surface with the back of a spoon, and place the lid on.
Reduce heat and fry for about 10 minutes, until kookoo is cooked
under. Cut radially into 4 equal pieces, turn over, and fry for
another 10 minutes.
Roxana & Farzin Mokhtarian
F.Mokhtarian@ee.surrey.ac.uk