Category: Kofte Recipes

Ingredients 1 Large Size Onion 4 Thin Slices Bread (Stale) 4 1/3 Cup Lamb Ground Meat (Low Fat) 1 Piece Egg 2 1/2 Teaspoon Salt 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper 2 Tablespoon Oil Directions Combine ground meat, soaked and squeezed bread, grated onion, egg, and salt . Blend thoroughly. Knead for 10 minutes. Divide into egg sized pieces. Shape into oval […]

Ingredients 900 gr. minced lamb or veal 1 grated large onion 4 slices of day-old crusts removed from white bread (soaked in water and squeezed dry) 1 clove pressed garlic 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 tablespoon cumin salt and pepper 1 teaspoon baking soda Directions Place minced meat, onion, bread, garlic, olive oil, cumin, salt, pepper and baking soda into […]

Ingredients 450 gr. minced beef 4 diced carrots 1/4 cup rice 4 diced potatoes salt and pepper 1 cup finely chopped parsley 1/2 cup flour 5 cups water 1 whole onion 2 tablespoons butter Directions Place meat into a bowl, then add rice, salt pepper and parsley. Knead well together. Wet palms and form walnut-sized meatballs. Put them into a […]

Ingredients 1/2 cup water a little pepper and cumin 2 eggs 100 gr. bread (without crust) 2 grated small onions 750 gr. mixture of ground beef and lamb salt to taste; 4 tablespoons flour; and 1 tablespoon Directions Soak the bread in water, and when thoroughly soaked, remove from water and sponge by hand. Place the bread in a bowl. […]

Ingredients 1/2 lb ground veal 1 large red onion, sliced 1/2 lb ground lamb Pide for garnish 3 tbsp very finely chopped onion 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander salt and pepper to taste olive oil lettuce leaves for garnish Directions 1. Knead the lamb, veal, onion, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper very well and cover and let rest […]

Ingredients 3/4 lb ground lamb 2 pide bread 3/4 lb ground veal extra vrigin olive oil, melted unsalted butter, or vegetable oil for brushing 2 tsp cayenne pepper, or more to taste 2 medium sized onions, sliced 2 tsp ground coriander seeds 1 tbsp sumac 2 tsp ground cumin seeds finely chopped fresh parlsey leaves for garnish 2 tsp ground […]

Ingredients 2 pounds lean ground beef (no more than 8% fat) 1/2 packet sugar 1 large egg salt & black pepper to taste 1 large onion (or equivalent) virgin olive oil (lubricant while forming the Kofte) 1 cup fresh minced parseley 1 cup plain bread crumbs 2 oz (by volume) sweet leaf basil 1 teaspoon mint 1 teaspoon oregano Directions […]

Ingredients 1 lb Minced lamb (uncooked) 2 Eggs 1/4 tsp Thyme, finely chopped 1 tsp Garlic salt Juice of 1 large onion 1/4 tspWhite pepper 2 TBS Olive oil Directions 1. Mix together first six ingredients and knead the mixture thoroughly. 2. Grease the palms of your hands with the olive oil, and shape the meat mixture into small sausages. […]

Ingredients 2 lbs Leek Black pepper 1 lbs Ground Beef 1 lbs Heart of the bread 2 eggs Cinnemon Pine nuts Currants Salt Directions Boil leek and drain it. Saute the ground beef. Wet the bread and squiz the water off. Combine and run them thru grinder. Add rest of the ingridients, shape them in to meatballs and deep fry.