Stuffed turnips

Stuffed turnips
A dish of stuffed turnips with minced meat and local sumac
Region or stateWest Bank, Palestine
Main ingredientsTurnip
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Stuffed turnips (Arabic: محشي لفت) is a traditional dish in Palestinian and Jordanian cuisine, often eaten in winter.

Preparation

The dish comprises turnip pieces stuffed with minced meat, rice, and local sumac served with a tomato sauce. It can also be prepared with tahini (sesame paste) and tamarind. Spices and seasonings are added, and the stuffed turnip pieces are fried in oil before cooking.


See also

References

  1. ↑ "لفت محشي" [Stuffed turnips]. تلفزيون الفجر (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  2. ↑ "لفت محشي" [Stuffed turnips]. مدوّنة البخاري (in Arabic). 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  3. ↑ "كافيه شو - اللفت المحشي من المطبخ الفلسطيني" [Cafe Show - Stuffed Turnips from Palestinian Cuisine]. مونت كارلو الدولية / MCD (in Arabic). 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  4. ↑ Tamimi, Sami; Wigley, Tara (26 March 2020). "Mahshi Lift". Falastin: A Cookbook. Ebury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4735-5775-8. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Beyond mansaf: four traditional Jordanian dishes you probably did not know". The Jordan Times. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "طريقة عمل محشي اللفت" [How to make stuffed turnips]. نيسان (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-11-11.