{"id":19719,"date":"2026-08-17T16:38:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hadiaslebanesecuisine.com\/blog\/?p=19719"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:16:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:16:45","slug":"kousa-ablama-bil-laban-minced-meat-stuffed-zucchini-in-yogurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hadiaslebanesecuisine.com\/blog\/kousa-ablama-bil-laban-minced-meat-stuffed-zucchini-in-yogurt\/","title":{"rendered":"Kousa Ablama Bil Laban\/ Minced Meat Stuffed Zucchini in Yogurt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kousa ablama bil laban could be the ultimate comfort food that has sustained generations in Lebanon and the Levant countries; it provides deep nourishment and sense of home, the recipe embodies two of my favorite things, cooked yogurt plus zucchini or grey squash.<\/p>\n

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The grey squash or zucchini is a great candidate for stuffing, just like kousa bil laban<\/strong><\/a>, mahshi<\/strong> koussa wa warak enab<\/strong><\/a>, and mahshi kousa wa batinjan<\/a><\/strong>, kousa ablama bil banadoura<\/strong><\/a> and including kousa ablama bil laban, these dishes are warming and homey staples of Lebanese cooking.<\/p>\n

Kousa ablama bil laban made with tender grey squash filled with cooked minced meat and simmered in yogurt, no rice involved in the filling, unlike kousa bil laban. <\/strong>My grandmother often made it on special occasions alongside shish barak <\/strong><\/a>and kibbeh bil Laban;<\/strong><\/a> the memories came flooding back, a recipe worth keeping alive, it is hearty enough to eat it alone but works well to serve it with Lebanese rice and vermicelli,<\/strong><\/a> it is long been linked to comfort food.<\/p>\n

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How do you make kousa ablama bil laban?<\/h2>\n

This recipe starts with grey squash\/zucchini, which are hollowed out, and filled with seared minced and pine nuts, pan fried then cooked in yogurt.<\/p>\n