Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2009

There are many variations to this mixture. Try spreading mixture into a large to medium size pan. Once evened out, take index finger and place varied holes into mixture...add olive oil around top, in swirling motion, add sliced green pepper,sliced tomato, diced or whole garlic(entire bulb)sliced jalepeno,(also potato slices can be added)arrange on top,add fresh lemon juice over mixture,sumac,salt,more olive oil.Place in oven low heat(300) 1 hr,then broil high 15mns.Use pita to dig in by tearing bread into sections and scooping up the best meal ever. No silerware;-)Eat the authentic way ;-)Beverage serve-Cola and then lots of water ;-)

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2009

This was very easy and quite tasty. My grandma, who hasn't had much ethnic food at all, even decided she liked it. My husband, who is very stuck in a rut as far as "burgers" go, liked them too.

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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2009

It was ok, but needed more spices. I'm going to try it next with the modifications suggested by the previous reviewer.

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Reviewed: May 9, 2009

We live in SoCal and we had Wahib's Kofta which was really great. Unfortunately their service leaves a lot to be desired and we decided to try some homemade Kofta of our own. I made regular use of the microwave to sample the proportions and had to end up fudging around until I quadrupled the spices except for cayenne as well as adding cinnamon. I also only used 1 lb of meat with more of everything else, didn't use skewers and also had it pan fried. The end result was still really, really good. It still had that original eye opening punch although some herb or spice is missing. Perhaps it was the mint or cumin or some other thing. But in any case thank you for a really great base!

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2009

Delicious! I have been making this recipe almost exactly for yrs. I used to work for a Lebanese family and was introduced to this at a BBQ they were having. The only difference is that they added a little bit of fresh mint, they taste great with or without though. The traditional way to eat these, I was told.. is to hold it in the middle of a pita bread and slide the skewer out while gripping.. top it with cucumber, tomato, onion, sour cream/yogurt/tzitzki sauce etc. As stated by other reviewers this recipe also makes excellent burgers and meatballs!! I've also made these with my favourite hamburger recipe and served on hotdog buns with bacon, cheese and other more traditional burger toppings, gr8 for kids!

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Living In: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2008

Hamburger on a stick. Execellent.

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Living In: Thousand Oaks, California, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2008

very good, i susbtitute fresh parsley for dried parsley by half to prevent heartburn.

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Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2008

I really enjoyed the seasoning of this one and it was surprisingly simple. I shaped these into "logs" and skewered them and cooked them on my George Foreman grill. Yummy!

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Peggy

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Living In: Houston, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2008

Eh, this was just okay. I added garlic and breadcrumbs as other reviewers suggested, and I shaped the mixture into burgers and grilled on our George Foreman. Other than that, I kept the recipe precisely the same and was very disappointed by the bland taste of the results. We tried serving the patties with hummus, but still found them just so-so. Won't make again.

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KychynWych

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Reviewed: May 27, 2008

i make these alot, either on metal skewers or as patty's and they're always yummy. serve with tzatziki and sometimes over basmati rice.

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Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2008

This recipe was incredible!!! The only thing was that I had to add some bread crumbs since it was hard to keep them on the skewers and it still didn't work that well, but the taste was great! We will be making them again, but probably more like hamburger patties. Thanks for a great recipe!

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2008

This is a great, fun meal. The kids devoured it! I did add a little crushed garlic, as others suggested, and I doubled the recipe. We dipped ours in Greek Tzadziki(don't know if I spelled that right!)sauce, and it was great! The boys made me promise that we would have this all the time! Hubby loved it too, a nice change from burgers, and you can cut the carbs as well, as you don't need the buns. I did take the time to put it on skewers, and I would recommend it. Thanks so much for such a great recipe! Lynn Peterson

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Home Town: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2008

so good and soooo easy. I made this for my brother-in-law who loves middle eastern food and everyone gobbled it up (including my 4 y.o. & 2 y.o.) Yum!

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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2008

Delicious! I used ground turkey, added a lot of chopped garlic, and used the george foreman. I made these for a party and served with cucumber yogurt sauce.

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2008

Very good and definitely use the fresh herbs.

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2008

Yum. I was going to make these into meatballs to serve with spaghetti squash but made burgers on the george foreman. This is the only time in my life that I ate a burger with no ketchup or cheese. It was great plain. I may cut down on the cayenne next time for my son, but for us it was great. Thanks.

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2008

This was soooo good!! Tastes just like the way my mom makes it. I doubled the allspice because I didnt think what the recipe called for was enough. I chopped the parsley and onion in the food processor and shaped Kafta into small patties. Cooked them on my george foreman grill. Next time I will add some chopped garlic to the mixture, but this was very very good!! Thanks :)

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2007

Nice recipe. I substituted ground turkey for ground beef and it tasted awesome with some brown rice and some grilled asparagus. I know that is a mish mash of foods, but it was tasty.

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