Kibbe.

It occurred to me about halfway through my recent candy-making spree that I was going to want something to nibble on that wasn't just a wad of sugar and butter. 

Fortunately these lentil snacks are still delicious. Also, look at all those comments! People used to stumble across this place by accident. Amazing. It is a pity that all my site-moving antics mean that I have utterly lost the meager Google position I once had. Oh well -- no one's fault but my own, to be sure.

This version was truly a cultural mishmash, but still excellent. As the commenters on that old post observed, this is a very forgiving recipe. There was no tarragon, fresh or dried, in the house, and none of that Hungarian red pepper paste either. I left out the fresh herb component altogether and used about 3/4 teaspoon of pre-made Thai red curry paste in place of the Hungarian stuff.

I was also too lazy to form the traditional little ovals you see pictured in the original post. Instead I used a little scoop made for portioning out cookie dough, which had the additional advantage of leaving my hands clean.

Comments

[dbsmall]

I'll make these next week, for sure.

(And the first time I found your site, it was via a hyperlink from someone else's, I think. When I returned, it was after googling for info from the bookmarked URL.)

[Samantha]

I love this recipe, might be time to make it again. I also used a small ice cream scoop last time I made them. :)

[sangeeta]

Yes , it is a very forgiving and accommodating recipe..i love kibbeh for this reason only..
Even i use a spoon or a scoop for shaping them , especially when i make them hot..:)

[Kake]

Hurrah, it's the godlike snacks! Like Samantha, I think it's about time I made these again.

[Parenthetical]

When you had your blog hiatus, I went searching for it as I had never actually managed to bookmark the URL. The god like lentil snacks was always the first entry that Google pulled up! I should try my hand at them...