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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Filling: Sauté onion with shortening over medium heat. Stir in meat, salt, and spices. Cook for 15 minutes till tender. Remove from heat. Mix in pine nuts. | 2. Drain Burghul using a sieve, then press to remove excess water as much as possible. | 3. Process twice: meat and onion using a food processor. Remove meat mixture. Knead meat and burghul with your hands. | 4. Process meat mixture another time in the food processor. Remove, add salt and spices. Knead another time with wet palms (use cold water). | 5. Divide meat mixture into two, make from each 4 balls. | 6. Flatten each ball between your wet palms (use cold water). Place the 4 flattened balls in a greased oven tray (40x50 cm). Spread the 4 balls evenly using your wet palms (about 3 cm thick). | 7. Spread filling over meat as steps 5,6. Cover filling with rest of the meat mixture repeating the same procedure as before. | 8. Run a knife blade around edge of tray, then score deeply into diamond shapes. Pour oil and shortening over top. | 9. Bake in a moderate heat oven (200°C) for 30 minutes. | 10. Serve hot with salads and appetizers. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
meat	1/2	kg	ground lean	570.0102	0.0	111.902	10.1502
burghul wheat	2 1/2	cups	cracked washed	-	-	-	-
allspice	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.4985	0.6851	0.0579	0.0826
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
onion	1/2	cup	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
vegetable oil	1/2	cup		939.58	0.0	0.0	109.0
shortening	1/4	cup		453.05	0.0	0.0	51.25
onion	1	cup	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
meat	1/2	kg	minced	570.0102	0.0	111.902	10.1502
shortening	1	cup		453.05	0.0	0.0	51.25
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
allspice	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.4985	0.6851	0.0579	0.0826
black pepper	1	dash		0.251	0.064	0.0104	0.0033
pine nut	1	cup	fried	908.55	17.658	18.4815	92.2995

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.