Healthy Afghan yogurt sauce

Here’s something good from Afghanistan, this easy recipe for a low calorie, but tasty, yogurt sauce. Eat with lamb meat, bread or even with fries, instead of mayonnaise.

Ingredients:

• 250 ml (8.5 fl.oz.) Greek, Turkish or Bulgar yogurt, preferably the Greek yogurt from Total with 0% fat(!)
• About 8 pièces of garlic
• 50 gram (1.8 oz.) of fresh dill
• A few spoons of olive oil

Chop the garlic and dill in very small pieces and put them in a bowl together with the yogurt and olive oil. Add some black pepper and stir well. You can add some more dill and garlic according to taste.

Great with Lebanese bread or Turkish kofte!

Buon appetito!

Lebanese kibbeh with healthy Afghan yogurt sauce

Here is something delicious from  Lebanon. A Lebanese kibbeh recipe that fits extremely well with the famous Afghan yogurt sauce!

Ingredients:
* 125 gram (4.4 oz.) plain CousCous
* 500 gram (17.6 oz.) Chicken Fillet – sliced in small pieces
* 1 large Onion
* 4 pieces of flat Parsley – use the leaves only
* 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
* 2 teaspoons Chili Powder
* 2 pieces of Garlic
* 5 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
* 50 gram (1.8 oz.) Pine-nuts
* 15 grams (0.5 oz.) of fresh Mint Leaves
* 1/2 yellow Paprika

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