Seneyat Macarona bel-Laban
(Spaghetti with Yogurt)

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

• 3 cups spaghetti, broken into 2 inch lengths
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons corn oil
• 3 onions, finely grated
• 3/4 pound minced meat
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 3 cups yogurt
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 bundle fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Cook the spaghetti according to package directions. Strain.
2. Hard-boil the eggs, then peel and slice into rings.
3. Heat the oil and the onions, minced meat, cumin and black pepper with a little water. Cook over medium heat.
4. Put spaghetti into a saucepan. Add butter and stir over heat for five minutes.
5. Put spaghetti into a baking dish.
6. After mixing yogurt with garlic and salt, pour over the spaghetti. Cover this with minced meat, egg rings and parsley.
7. Put dish in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for five minutes.
8. Serve hot.

Attribution

Saudi Arabia Magazine (an official publication of the Information Office of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia), Summer 1997