Cevapcici with djuvec rice and tzatziki

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 250 g minced beef
• 250 g minced lamb
• 1 small onion(s)
• 1 garlic clove(s)
• 100 g feta cheese
• 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
• salt and pepper
• Cayenne pepper
• Spice mix, Turkish (minced meat spice)
• 1 ½ cups rice
• 1 onion(s)
• 1 garlic clove(s)
• 3 tbsp Ajvar, spicy
• 1 cube of chicken stock
• 1 can of tomatoes, chopped
• 1 bell pepper(s)
• 2 cups water
• 200 g peas (frozen)
• salt and pepper
• possibly Tabasco
• 200 g Greek yogurt (10% fat)
• ½ cucumber(s)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes

Mix the ground beef and lamb well. Finely dice the onion and garlic and add to the ground beef. Then dice the feta cheese into small cubes and add to the ground beef. Season the ground beef generously. Stir in some breadcrumbs, if desired. Then form small, oblong meatballs from the meat mixture. Heat a non-stick pan with olive oil and fry the cevapcici until crispy. Place in the oven. Pour a little olive oil into a pot and sauté the onions and garlic. Then add the rice and cook briefly. Then add the chopped tomatoes, ajvar, water, stock cube, and peas. Simmer for about 15-20 minutes. Just before the end, stir in the finely diced bell pepper. Season with salt, pepper, and Tabasco, if desired. For the tzatziki, halve the cucumber and remove the seeds. Then grate the cucumber into fine strips using a grater. Add these to the yogurt. Crush the garlic and add it as well. Then add the vinegar. Season everything with salt and pepper. Serve the cevapcici with the rice, tzatziki, and flatbread, if desired.