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Kafteji

Name: Kafteji
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Tunisia
Ingredients: 2 Potato; 200g Pumpkin; 3 Green Bell Pepper; 1 Tomato; 3 Egg; 1 clove Garlic; 1 tsp Chili powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tsp Salt; To taste Oil for frying; To taste Baguette

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Fried potatoes, pumpkin, and peppers chopped fine with eggs — a favorite plate at Tunis street eateries.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Kafteji is a Tunisian dish of fried vegetables and eggs chopped together with a big knife. Peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, and pumpkin are fried and seasoned with chili and spices. It's eaten on a plate or stuffed into a baguette, and in the eateries of old Tunis the sound of knives hitting the board rings out from morning.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In an eatery in the Tunis medina, the owner alternately strikes two big knives, chopping the steaming kafteji and stuffing it into bread.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Potato 2
Pumpkin 200g
Green Bell Pepper 3
Tomato 1
Egg 3
Garlic 1 clove
Chili powder 1 tsp
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Oil for frying To taste
Baguette To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the potatoes and pumpkin into 1cm cubes and deep-fry each separately.
Fry the peppers and tomatoes whole and remove the skins and seeds.
Fry the eggs sunny side up in a little oil, or cook them firm.
On a cutting board, chop the peppers, tomatoes, garlic, and eggs finely with a knife.
Add the potatoes and pumpkin, sprinkle with chili powder, cumin, and salt, and keep chopping to combine.
Serve on a plate or in a baguette.

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