Shish Barak (Meat Dumplings) Recipe by Jessica Moufarrej

Ingredients

• 5 cups multi purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• water (warm, to form a paste)
• 1 teaspoon yeast
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 pound ground beef ((1/2 kg))
• salt (to taste)
• black pepper (to taste)
• cinnamon powder (to taste)
• 1 large onion (finely chopped)
• pine nuts
• olive oil
• 1 small bushel of parsley (chopped)
• 4 1/2 cups yogurt ((1 kg))
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon starch
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed (optional))
• 1/2 cup rice
• dried mint