Ingredients
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1/2 lb ground beef
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1 small onion, grated
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1 1/2 teaspoons salt
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1/2 teaspoon pepper
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4 cups plain yogurt
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1 tablespoon flour
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4 1/2 cups water
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1/2 cup parsley, chopped
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1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
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1/2 tablespoon dill
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1 (16 ounce) can garbanzo beans
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1 (16 ounce) can white beans
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2 garlic cloves
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1 tablespoon dried mint
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1 egg
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1/2 cup green onion, chopped
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1/4 cup rice, uncooked
Instructions
- Put the meat in a bowl. Add grated onion and salt and pepper and mix well. Make meat balls the size of walnuts.
- Put yogurt in a 3-qt pot. Add rice, egg, flour and mix well. Add water. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly for about 20 minutes or until it thickens and rice cooks.
- Add meat balls to the yogurt mixture and let simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add greens and beans and let simmer for 15 minutes. Can substitute fresh beans for canned.
- Stir often to avoid curdling.
- As a soup garnish, chop one or two cloves of garlic and saute in butter, add dried mint, about 1 tablespoon, and put a teaspoonful of this hot garlic sauce on each plate of yogurt soup when serving.