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Kafteji

Kafteji

A Tunisian dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 24 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 4 people +

Recipe makes 4

Fresh & other

  • 5 potatoes
  • 1 green bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
  • 5 onions
  • 1 tbsp ras el hanout
  • 1.1 lb pumpkin
  • 24 eggs

Sauces & oils

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (2): salt, pepper
  • Pinch salt
  • Pinch pepper

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

  1. Peel potatoes.

  2. Cut into 2 inches cubes.

  3. Pour 1-¾ inch of olive oil in a large pan.

  4. Heat up very hot.

  5. Fry potatoes until golden for 20 minutes.

  6. Turn from time to time.

  7. Place on kitchen paper to drain.

  8. Cut the peppers in half.

  9. Remove seeds.

  10. Rub a little olive oil on them.

  11. Place your cut side down on a baking tray.

  12. Place them under the grill.

  13. Grill till the skin is dark and bubbly.

  14. While your peppers are still hot, put them in a plastic sandwich bag and seal it.

  15. Take them out after 15 minutes.

  16. Remove skins.

  17. Heat more olive oil another pan in the meantime.

  18. Peel the onions.

  19. Cut into thin rings.

  20. Fry for 15 minutes until golden.

  21. Turn them often.

  22. Add your Ras el hanout at the end.

  23. Cut the pumpkin into 2 inches cubes.

  24. Fry in same pan you used for your potatoes for 10-15 minutes until it's soft and slightly browned.

  25. Place on kitchen paper.

  26. Pour the rest of the olive oil out of the pan.

  27. Put all the cooked vegetables in the pan.

  28. Mix.

  29. Whisk eggs.

  30. Pour them over the vegetables.

  31. Put your lid on your pan so that the eggs cook.

  32. Put the contents of the pan on a large chopping board.

  33. Add salt and pepper and chopped.

  34. Mix everything with a big knife.

On the side: Green salad

A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.

How to make it (10 min)
  1. Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
  2. Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.

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Recipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.