Persian-Style Lentil Meatball Soup

Name: Persian-Style Lentil Meatball Soup
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300 ml Lentils; 2 tbsp Uncooked white rice; 300 grams Ground beef; 1 Onion; 2 Boiled eggs; 8 Dried plums (or dried prunes); 1 Ripe tomato (or canned tomatoes); 3 Soup stock cube; 1 tsp Turmeric; 1 Salt and pepper; 900 ml Water

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This is a Japanese version of an Iranian dish called "koftah". You can fill them with your favorite fillings.

Knead the meat and other ingredients well to prevent the balls from falling apart. If you're concerned about them falling apart, add 1 raw egg to the mixture. Recipe by Reiki-

This is a Japanese version of an Iranian dish called "koftah". You can fill them with your favorite fillings.

Knead the meat and other ingredients well to prevent the balls from falling apart. If you're concerned about them falling apart, add 1 raw egg to the mixture. Recipe by Reiki-

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

This is a Japanese version of an Iranian dish called "koftah". You can fill them with your favorite fillings.

Knead the meat and other ingredients well to prevent the balls from falling apart. If you're concerned about them falling apart, add 1 raw egg to the mixture. Recipe by Reiki-

This is a Japanese version of an Iranian dish called "koftah". You can fill them with your favorite fillings.

Knead the meat and other ingredients well to prevent the balls from falling apart. If you're concerned about them falling apart, add 1 raw egg to the mixture. Recipe by Reiki-

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Ingredients

4 servings

300 mlLentils
2 tbspUncooked white rice
300 gramsGround beef
1Onion
2Boiled eggs
8Dried plums (or dried prunes)
1Ripe tomato (or canned tomatoes)
3Soup stock cube
1 tspTurmeric
1Salt and pepper
900 mlWater

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Steps

1

Boil the lentils and rice for about 30 minutes until soft. Thoroughly drain the water and mash the lentils.
2

Grate half of the onion, and knead it with 270 g of the beef and 1 teaspoon of salt until even.
3

Combine Steps 1 and 2 and knead well.
4

Season the remaining 30 g of beef with salt and pepper and lightly knead. Roll into small balls and cook in a frying pan.
5

Quarter the boiled eggs.
6

Divide the mixture from Step 3 into 8 portions. Form into balls around the dried plums, boiled eggs, and meatballs from Step 4.
7

Cut the remaining half of the onion into wedges and sauté in a pot. Add the turmeric and continue sautéing.
8

Cut the tomato into wedges, add to Step 7, and continue sautéing. Add 900 ml of water and the soup stock cubes and simmer.
9

Add the balls from Step 6 to Step 8 and simmer for about 20 minutes.