AuthorksalmanKofta With Lemon Sauce (ground meat seasoned with herbs, onion and garlic). It's baked in the oven and best served with white rice as a main dish.
Grind the meat, onion, garlic and the parsley. Add the meat spices, cinnamon, cardamom, coriander, salt and pepper. With your fingertips, mix all the ingredients until well-mixed and smooth Kofta forms. Shape the Kofta into small balls.
Place the flour in a shallow dish.
Roll the Kofta balls in the flour to coat well.
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a shallow frying pan over medium heat.
Add the Kofta balls and fry until golden brown.
With a slotted ladle, transfer the Kofta balls to an oven dish.
Add the rest of the oil to the frying pan. Stir in the onion and garlic. Add the water, lemon juice, mint and chili pepper. Let the sauce boil for two minutes, then pour over the Kofta.
Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
Fit the middle rack in the oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Bake the Kofta for 30 minutes. Serve with white rice.
Ingredients
Directions
Grind the meat, onion, garlic and the parsley. Add the meat spices, cinnamon, cardamom, coriander, salt and pepper. With your fingertips, mix all the ingredients until well-mixed and smooth Kofta forms. Shape the Kofta into small balls.
Place the flour in a shallow dish.
Roll the Kofta balls in the flour to coat well.
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a shallow frying pan over medium heat.
Add the Kofta balls and fry until golden brown.
With a slotted ladle, transfer the Kofta balls to an oven dish.
Add the rest of the oil to the frying pan. Stir in the onion and garlic. Add the water, lemon juice, mint and chili pepper. Let the sauce boil for two minutes, then pour over the Kofta.
Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
Fit the middle rack in the oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Bake the Kofta for 30 minutes. Serve with white rice.