Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, kafteji (tunisian fried veggies). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Kafteji (Tunisian fried veggies) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Kafteji (Tunisian fried veggies) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
Kafteji is something of a Tunisian poor man's food: various vegetables are fried separately and then fried with beaten egg and chopped up together with a large knife. One eats it as a baguette filling. Kafteji (Tunisian fried veggies) 💜NoConFUSION Kitchen.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook kafteji (tunisian fried veggies) using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Kafteji (Tunisian fried veggies):
- Get 2 yellow or green but not hot peppers
- Make ready 4 tomatoes
- Take 250 ml cornflower oil for frying
- Take 1 tbs olive oil to mix in the Kafteji
- Prepare 4 small or 2 bigger potatoes
- Prepare black olives for serving
- Get half eggplant
- Get 2 carrots
- Make ready tunisian spice mix
- Take some salt and oregano
- Make ready 4 eggs
Typical veggies used in the dish include eggplants, bell peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, zucchinis, and pumpkins. The vegetables are fried, chopped, then combined with (often fried) eggs and seasonings. People in the US just discovered the Kafteji, a traditional Tunisian preparation made with fried vegetables. But in Tunisia, Kafteji have existed since many decades and quickly became a national dish, just like Lablebi, couscous, shakshuka, etc.
Steps to make Kafteji (Tunisian fried veggies):
- You are totally free to mix n match the veggies in this recipe. We will fry all the veggies one by one in the same oil,with little salt. Eggs come last. Before eggs comes the eggplant, otherwise it will suck in too much oil.
- So first heat the oil and fry the tomatoe slices. Then take then out and fry the peppers (they stay in one piece,so its easier to peel them after). When the peel of peppers start to get black take them out and let them cool, then peel them.
- Next in same oil fry the peeled potatoes in small squares. When ready fry the peeled carrots cut in small cubes
- Next fry the eggplant slices. After that remove some of the oil and fry the eggs in mirror eggs style.
- Last mix all the veggies and eggs with tunisian spice mix and oregano and puree them. Add some olive oil to it
- Serve it with black or green olives and khobs (arab style bread)
This dish is very similar to a traditional dish in Italy called the Ciambotta, which is very well-known in the southern Italian regions. Second, you make a mess in the kitchen, and it is very time consuming to fry all of these chopped veggies. So to enjoy KAFTEJI without sacrificing the taste, your health, or your time this is a healthy version of it. All veggies are roasted in the oven and sprinkled with extra virgin olive oil. Kafteji is a popular dish in Tunisia is traditionally served with grilled liver or merguez or a fried egg.
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