Cooking with My Mom! (Kurdish Kifta)
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- 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
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 ❤️
Really??
My husband is Kurdish and his mom makes this for the family. Soooo good! I call it Kurdish ravioli 😂
😂😂
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! 💖
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 🙌🏼☀️
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!
oh wow I love how similar our foods are!
Yeah this recipe is Iraqi or Iraqi-Kurdish per say . It’s called kubba hamidh shalghum كبة حامض شلغم
@@asmaa9616 Kifta with soup is Kurdish recipe.
finally the kurdish representation we all need!!! i love kifta slemani more but this one is soooo good as well
yes!! Sometimes she changes the soup base and puts chick peas in it and that's so good too!
Hi! I know this is forever ago, but do you have a Kifta Slemani recipe?!
I love you guys. It’s always nice to see someone else who lives in Austin. You have a lovely home.
Mexican married to a tuylish Azerbaijani and we definitely never seen anything look this good 😍 can’t wait to make this !
This is my brothers favourite kurdish food! Long live Kurdistan! ❤️💪🏼
Omg thanks for the heart ♥️
@@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 ♥️
Hi Das ist jetzt vielleicht ein bisschen komisch abeeeer
Ich habe als Kind TH-cam 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🥰🥰
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😂👌🏽
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!!
It's incredible!!!!
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 😘😘
She is sooo cute your mom the way she was presenting it on the plate !
hahah Steve said that was his fave part LOL
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!
amazing!! How do you guys make it in your home!!? so curious because everyone makes it in their own unique way!
@@Sazan I don't make it myself, but my grandma makes it similar to this (we call it kibbeh!): www.themediterraneandish.com/kibbeh-recipe/
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!!
hahahaha he's late to the kifta game but loves it so much hahaha
Omg! That looks so delicious! Never had Kurdish food, but I will like to try the recipe!
It's sooooo good I promise!!!!
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❤️
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
I see why your so gorgeous your-mom is beautiful. I’ve never had Kurdish food before it looks delicious.
You will love having this video of your mom and such a traditional recipe for decades and beyond!
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?
oh my gosh this looks absolutely delicious!! i might attempt to cook this during social distancing!!
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:)
Glad you liked it!! i will!
Aah ur mom is the cutest!! Love the video girl! 💖
Kfta kurdi ,barasti zor xosh bu 👍
Dest xosh ☀️👍afiet bet
It looks so good! 😊 Love to see you interacting with your family! ✨
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.
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 !!
Cooking is my new fave thing! I haven't worn makeup in weeks ... lol!
@@Sazan thank you for replying :) me neither!! haha
Thank you for sharing Sazan! This looks amazing! Can't wait to try it 😍
Just the video I needed. I love Kurdish cuisine! 😍
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!
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
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!!
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. 😋
This is really random, but I literally have the exact same clear plates as you haha! Hello from London :)
Looks so good Sazan. My mom makes her soup and butternut squash and adds sumac. I love all the variations of kifta.
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.
Sounds yummy:) makes me head to kitchen now!! and also I am Persian we make koofteh which is same concept
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?
Mmmm zor khosha 👍
Mmmm its very nice👍
As a Kurd, we boil the Kiftas just in water and then fry in oil. It is really delicious👌🏻i miss those traditional meals but in a few days i am goin back to my village. So excited to have these again xD yours also looks amazing i wanna try it!
aw amazing!! it's gonna be so good being back!
@@Sazan absolutely !! 😊
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!
omg yummmmm
MAKE IT!! XO
Sazan Hendrix are u muslim?🙃
Sazan Hendrix I ate kifta, kifta is my fav
We always make it during Ramadan 💕
I wish I could smell it. It looks delicious!
Your mom a queen for sure!
dastan xoshbet zor jwanna sazan very nice kifta
Delicious!😍. it is similar to Shish Brk, is not?. Also, what is the wheat cream? is it flour?.Thank you darling😚
I have tried this in Turkey so delicious now I can try this myself
Only Kurds from Iraq make this. Turkish or Kurds from turkey do not make this.
Yum! I thought Indians only ate kofta but it’s nice to see different cultures making it in similar ways ☺️
This looks so yummy! Definitely want to try out this recipe :)
We need mooore recipes!!!! I would like to try to make this (it seems that the only thing you can do in quarantine is cook and eat) but I’m from Italy and I’m not sure what are “cream wheat” and “cream of rice” .....can someone help me?
Not sure but i guess it is semolina
@@umama2156 thank you!!!
“Me and your nana are cooking !” Soo cute 😍
new favourite youtuber!!!
I'm honored!!! xo
We call these Kubba hameth (cracked wheat dumplings ). They are the best! Greetings from Iraqi Kitchen
Love it!
Har Bijit, dast xosh! 🤗❤️💛💚
Your husband is so cute when he eats kurdish food😂
My fav food ❤️dast xosh
I can't wait to try this! What does your mom use instead of meat for vegetarian option?
Im a kurd too and vegans here usually use nuts for the filling instead
Love your food videos💛💛💛
omg really!? that makes me happy!
Making this today!! It’s a rainy day in LA so I thought why not!
cozy!!! enjoy! xo
This is my third favorite FOOOOD YUMMMM
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 😋😋
Yummi! Looks really delicious. Great Video :)
This looks amazingly good 🤤
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 ❤
I was waiting for another cooking video!!!!
Omg! I’m going to try this once I have all the ingredients. It looks sooo good 😋
Oooh I’m going to try this after I go to the store next!
Thanks for the recipe! It looks amazing! I'm from Australia, just wondering where I can buy cream of wheat and cream of rice from??
In America I think it's in our cereal aisle! Can't really remember for sure though-- haven't bought it in a very long time.
This looks so yummy!
It looks delicious!!
This looks so good I can't deal 😂🙌🙌
Hi There,
Can you please give the serving sizes for the boxes of cream of wheat and cream of rice? I tried making it today but they fell apart in my soup. :( I'm not sure I have the appropriate measurements.
Search up “kutilk recipe” or “kurdish kifta “ like this vid: th-cam.com/video/iYycLbBN5o8/w-d-xo.html , the soup is yogurt based in that vid but the kifta is the same
Goals for 2020 cook like Sazans mom 😍😍😍
this looks so freaking good! I'm going to attempt to make it
I will try the recipe thanks for sharing 💚💚❤️❤️
Yes it’s too good 😍
I hope you can make some more videos about Kurds bcs the World needs to know about us
Love this recipe! Love from Iraq.
Love this! We call it kutilk from our region of Kurdistan!
Ow it looks so delisious🤤🤤 Afet bet ❤️
Hey Saz! I love you guys xx
Love love love Kifta!!😍😍
More videos like this please!! 😍
Just made this recipe today!
That looks soo good!!
It looks soooo good afettt bet ❤️
I miss kifta so much 😍
Definitely trying this!
My favorite too 🥰
Yes! More of these
Looks delicious! I want some right about NOW
Which Kurdish area are you guys from?
And btw did you know that we (Kurdish people) have various kinds of kifta s?
Venezuelans make something very similar but not in a soup just with a tomato-vegetable sauce. They are called “bollitos”
omg yum!!! I love that!
isn`t this called kobe/cube? or is this a diffrent kind of kifte? looks like kobe
Koeba is fried 😁 but since we're all in quarantaine maybe Saz' mom won't mind showing us her koeba recipe (pretty please🥰?). Although im vegan for over a decade I still enjoy these recipes because it brings me back to my chilhood. 💖