Cooking with My Mom! (Kurdish Kifta)
Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль
Hey Fam! Today I'm cooking Kurdish Kifta with my mom. Kifta is a popular dish in my culture, but everyone makes theirs different and unique. SUBSCRIBE / sazanhendrix
As you can see, I'm spending my time in quarantine brushing up on my cooking skills. Corona can't stop us from making memories at home! I'm excited to soak up this time and learn more recipes like this. My mom's recipe is hands down the best I've ever had (not just saying that!) and it's been a favorite since childhood. Here's a breakdown which I also featured in the video.
RECIPE FOR KURDISH KIFTA BELOW:
Dough Balls (Creates about 36-40 depending on size):
1 box of cream of wheat
1/2 box of of cream of rice
Add 1 teaspoon of salt
Start with 1 cup of water and add more until it feels like dough (you don’t want it runny!)
Meat mixture:
Medium-high heat - Fully cook the meat sautéed with oil on stove top (2 lbs Top sirloin diced or you can use ground beef, lamb or ground chicken) once the pink is gone then add:
1 whole parsley chopped
1 whole Onion (any kind) chopped
1-2 garlic cloves chopped
3 large Celery Sticks thinly diced
1/4th cup silvered almonds (or pine nuts)
1/4th Golden Raisins (optional) **more or less up to you
Add a Teaspoon of Each Spice unless stated otherwise:
Cumin
All spice
Salt
Pepper
Seasoning salt
Turmeric
1/2 teaspoon oregano
Paprika
**once everything is golden and cooked, taste test the mix and determine if you need to add anything to it! It's totally up to your liking so if it needs more salt or more cumin for example...add more!
Soup Mixture:
You'll need a Large pot
Chop up carrots, onion, celery, hand full of spinach and/or Swiss chard and let it sautee in the pot with grapeseed or olive oil for a few minutes.
Then add, a can of tomato paste & 1 can of tomato sauce (doesn't matter which brand) & then fill the rest of your pot more than half way with water. Add salt, pepper & put it on high heat.
Stuff the meat into the dough balls (we show you how in the video) and drop them gently into the soup mix. When the soup comes to a boil, turn it down to medium heat and let it cook without the lid covering. Check on it every 15 minutes. Should be ready within 45 minutes. To check, you can poke with a fork and it should feel firm. You can also grab one and cut it in half. When it's down, turn off the stove top and let it simmer before serving.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT COOK WITH A LID OVER THE POT OR ELSE DOUGH BALLS CAN EASILY BREAK.
happy eating!
LOVE YOU FAM!
INSTAGRAM: / sazan
Blog: www.stevieandsazan.com
Until Next Time,
Saz xxxo
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My husband is Kurdish and his mom makes this for the family. Soooo good! I call it Kurdish ravioli 😂
@baranturhal2870
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
This is my brothers favourite kurdish food! Long live Kurdistan! ❤️💪🏼
@soliskay5411
4 жыл бұрын
Omg thanks for the heart ♥️
@itzz-monster6272
3 жыл бұрын
@@soliskay5411 کورە حەیای خۆو مەوە
I am from Kurdistan Iraq. we live in Germany. My mom does it the same way as yours does, I can soooooo relate ♥️
@donyazeaiter9183
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Das ist jetzt vielleicht ein bisschen komisch abeeeer Ich habe als Kind KZread Videos von Hivamomo geschaut und der auf Insta gefolgt und plötzlich nicht mehr gefunden... Bist du das? Hab so lange versucht dich zu finden und bin jetzt auf diesen Kommentar gestossen ich find dich nicht mal mehr auf Insta 🤣 Sorry fürs stalken aber ich hab deine Videos gelieeeebt... würde dir gerne folgen wenn DU das bist und immernoch Videos machst oder sowas.?🥺 Grüsse aus der Schweiz🥰🥰
So happy to see you at HOME in Texas Sazan. It's like you finally let your hair down. So happy for you. And your whole video vibe now is really cozy and I feel it represents your natural warmth sooo well. You're so real. I love you! Stay safe! God bless.
I’m Armenian and I’ve eaten kufta since I was a small child...we have different versions of it but I’ve never seen it made with soup. That looks really good and I’d love to try it. Thanks for the recipe Saz! 💖
YUM!! I think everyone needs a supportive hype man like Stevie! That was so cute what he said about your mom and going back for me before he even started😂👌🏽
finally the kurdish representation we all need!!! i love kifta slemani more but this one is soooo good as well
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
yes!! Sometimes she changes the soup base and puts chick peas in it and that's so good too!
@bryceanable8307
2 жыл бұрын
Hi! I know this is forever ago, but do you have a Kifta Slemani recipe?!
I saw it on your IG stories and I got interested. Thank you for making the recipe video. I hope to see more Kurdish dishes in the future. Love you 😘😘
Mexican married to a tuylish Azerbaijani and we definitely never seen anything look this good 😍 can’t wait to make this !
So happy to see you with your mom! I know you had some family troubles in the past and it’s nice to see you reconnecting ❤️
@ranahsaeed
3 жыл бұрын
Really??
I love you guys. It’s always nice to see someone else who lives in Austin. You have a lovely home.
It looks so good! 😊 Love to see you interacting with your family! ✨
Hi Sazan, thank you very much for this recipe 🙂 Can you make a video on your favourite kurdish songs? Like songs you grew up with, singers that you like, Kurdish songs which have a special meaning for you or originate from the region your family is from? Sending you lots of love from Germany
Kfta kurdi ,barasti zor xosh bu 👍 Dest xosh ☀️👍afiet bet
Just the video I needed. I love Kurdish cuisine! 😍
I just found out yours podcast on Spotify and I love it so much, this is what i want to hear every day. My second day at work i only listening you guys, I feel closer to you and inspired so much. In every episode you make me emotional, almost cry from how you walking with God and all of these stories. So happy you are so true and that we have the same view on everything 🙌🏼☀️
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
omg.. you made my day! Thank you so much. xo
Such an interesting recipe! Arabs have a kifta version as well with a stuffing and similar type of baked shape but we don’t have a soup mixture to put them into. Gonna have to try this out!
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
oh wow I love how similar our foods are!
@asmaa9616
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah this recipe is Iraqi or Iraqi-Kurdish per say . It’s called kubba hamidh shalghum كبة حامض شلغم
@Leil2221
2 жыл бұрын
@@asmaa9616 Kifta with soup is Kurdish recipe.
You will love having this video of your mom and such a traditional recipe for decades and beyond!
She is sooo cute your mom the way she was presenting it on the plate !
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
hahah Steve said that was his fave part LOL
Omg! That looks so delicious! Never had Kurdish food, but I will like to try the recipe!
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
It's sooooo good I promise!!!!
Aah ur mom is the cutest!! Love the video girl! 💖
Yummm kiftaaa, I haven't had kifta in so long, maybe my mom and I can make it tomorrow😍 Loved the video as always and your mom is so sweet❤️
Thank you for sharing Sazan! This looks amazing! Can't wait to try it 😍
This looks sooo interesting and yummy! It really is like art. I feel like we don’t have any recipe like this in the us. Yum my mouth is wateringgg!!
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
It's incredible!!!!
I see why your so gorgeous your-mom is beautiful. I’ve never had Kurdish food before it looks delicious.
I absolutely love this dish also, aside from films. I've never attempted this because I'm scared it won't turn out but i really should because my kids just devour it when my mom makes it. Its incredible!!
we just had kifta for dinner 😍 it's one of my favorites too 😍😍stay safe during this crazy time... From kurdstan..
Mmm I saw this on your instagram the other day. This video brought back the cravings. I just asked my mom to make it for me since she's a much better cook than me haha.
Omg this looks sooo good. Sazan, thank you for sharing this! Kifta means a completely other dish in my middle eastern family, but we have another dish that's so similar to how this one is --like dumplings, different name than Kifta though. I can almost taste the one your mom made, it looks sooo good I wanna try it!!
So yummy! Growing up, my mom made something very similar to this called the Iraqi kubba hammoth! Everything is almost the same minus the raisins! I miss it so much!! Thanks for the video Sazan!
oh my gosh this looks absolutely delicious!! i might attempt to cook this during social distancing!!
Omgg Sazan kecheee this is EVERY Kurdish girl’s CHILDHOOD in one wholesome video!! I loved it so so much thank you for showing us againnnn 🤣💗 By the way, Stevie right there is a big major Kurdish girl MOOD 🤣looooll!!
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
hahahaha he's late to the kifta game but loves it so much hahaha
I made this tonight and my family love it!! Thank you!💕 Share more recipes, please! Making yummy food makes having to stay at home better:)
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!! i will!
I'm Palestinian + Persian and kifta is hands down my FAVORITE dish to have when we're feeling cultural 😂. Thanks for this Saz --today just became a little less boring!
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
amazing!! How do you guys make it in your home!!? so curious because everyone makes it in their own unique way!
@noorbashir8573
4 жыл бұрын
@@Sazan I don't make it myself, but my grandma makes it similar to this (we call it kibbeh!): www.themediterraneandish.com/kibbeh-recipe/
omggg I am craving for it, love kurdish kifta so much😍🤤 the soup is the key for kurdish kifta , kurdish kifta has a lot of different recipes and this recipe looks amazing !
Love it Sazan! I’ve been spending time having more home cooking too which has been a nice change of pace. That looks so good !!
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
Cooking is my new fave thing! I haven't worn makeup in weeks ... lol!
@carolinekingscott3469
4 жыл бұрын
@@Sazan thank you for replying :) me neither!! haha
Your mom a queen for sure!
kifta is probably my favorite kurdish food ever!!! my mom does the “slemani version” but this one looks amazing as well!
I was so excited to see your mum. The Persian make it without dough. 😋
Har Bijit, dast xosh! 🤗❤️💛💚
I was waiting for another cooking video!!!!
Sounds yummy:) makes me head to kitchen now!! and also I am Persian we make koofteh which is same concept
This looks so yummy!
“Me and your nana are cooking !” Soo cute 😍
Looks so good Sazan. My mom makes her soup and butternut squash and adds sumac. I love all the variations of kifta.
This looks amazingly good 🤤
Yummi! Looks really delicious. Great Video :)
That looks soo good!!
It looks delicious!!
This is really random, but I literally have the exact same clear plates as you haha! Hello from London :)
Omg! I’m going to try this once I have all the ingredients. It looks sooo good 😋
This is my third favorite FOOOOD YUMMMM
I’m drooling 🤤
Yes it’s too good 😍
Love love love Kifta!!😍😍
Oooh I’m going to try this after I go to the store next!
Hey Sazan, this looks great. I was wondering if there’s a substitute for cream of wheat and rice since it’s difficult to get it here in India?
We always make it during Ramadan 💕
This looks so yummy! Definitely want to try out this recipe :)
omg yummmmm
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
MAKE IT!! XO
@puppyfluffy9903
3 жыл бұрын
Sazan Hendrix are u muslim?🙃
@puppyfluffy9903
3 жыл бұрын
Sazan Hendrix I ate kifta, kifta is my fav
Definitely trying this!
Mmmmm it looks so good!!!
Hey Saz! I love you guys xx
This looks so good I can't deal 😂🙌🙌
So sweet!
dastan xoshbet zor jwanna sazan very nice kifta
this looks so freaking good! I'm going to attempt to make it
Yes! More of these
I wish I could smell it. It looks delicious!
Love your food videos💛💛💛
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
omg really!? that makes me happy!
My fav food ❤️dast xosh
I love this dish kifta with a yummy soup and I can fix this dish and thanks to my momma and she is a Queen chef like your momma 😋😋
Mmmm zor khosha 👍 Mmmm its very nice👍
Yum! I thought Indians only ate kofta but it’s nice to see different cultures making it in similar ways ☺️
Looks amazing!!!!!!!
Your husband is so cute when he eats kurdish food😂
More videos like this please!! 😍
It looks soooo good afettt bet ❤️
Love this recipe! Love from Iraq.
Goals for 2020 cook like Sazans mom 😍😍😍
This is amazing! I would love to recreate this. I had a look online and it seems that we don't have the cream of rice and cream of wheat where I live! Do you know what could be used for the dough as a substitute?
Looks delicious! I want some right about NOW
Ow it looks so delisious🤤🤤 Afet bet ❤️
Looks delicious!!!
I miss kifta so much 😍
My favorite too 🥰
Just made this recipe today!
I have tried this in Turkey so delicious now I can try this myself
@Leil2221
4 ай бұрын
Only Kurds from Iraq make this. Turkish or Kurds from turkey do not make this.
Wowza, that looks so gooood! My hubby's Vegan, maybe I can substitute meat with lentils? I'll figure it out, I really want to try.
I will try the recipe thanks for sharing 💚💚❤️❤️
Omg this looks delicious
I love your cooking videos
the stuffing part is the same as making pupusas (salvadoran) but palm it to flatten the pupusa to look like a tortilla... have you tried pupusas before Sazan? .... that looks so delicious
Looks soooooo delicious 😋😋
Im also kurdish. But this is not a dish that I know. I'll show it to my mom. Maybe she will know this dish. It looms delicious en your mom has beuatiful hands!
Making this today!! It’s a rainy day in LA so I thought why not!
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
cozy!!! enjoy! xo
This looks yummy
new favourite youtuber!!!
@Sazan
4 жыл бұрын
I'm honored!!! xo
Love this! We call it kutilk from our region of Kurdistan!
Every Kurd has at one time made the mistake of putting the lid on after adding the Kufta to the sauce 🫣 If you put the lid on, all of the kufta balls will fall apart, so make sure its simmering with no lid. They look beautiful by the way ❤