Turkish Lentil Köfte

Name: Turkish Lentil Köfte
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: Serves 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils (about 200 grams); 3 cups water (about 700 ml); 1 cup fine bulgur (about 170 grams); 1 teaspoon cumin, plus salt and black pepper to taste; For the sauce:; 1/2 cup olive oil (about 120 ml); 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1 heaping tablespoon red pepper paste; 1 heaping tablespoon tomato paste; 1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped; For serving:; Lemon wedges and lettuce

الشيف منى عامر @Adawaka_chef_mouna

A delicious cold Turkish appetizer with high nutritional value.

الشيف منى عامر @Adawaka_chef_mouna

A delicious cold Turkish appetizer with high nutritional value.

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Ingredients

1 hour

Serves 6 servings

1 cupred lentils (about 200 grams)
3 cupswater (about 700 ml)
1 cupfine bulgur (about 170 grams)
1 teaspooncumin, plus salt and black pepper to taste
For the sauce:
1/2 cupolive oil (about 120 ml)
1large onion, finely chopped
1heaping tablespoon red pepper paste
1heaping tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 bunchparsley, finely chopped
For serving:
Lemon wedges and lettuce

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Steps

1 hour

1

Boil the lentils in water until fully cooked. Add salt, black pepper, and cumin. Stir in the bulgur, mix well, turn off the heat, cover, and let it cool completely.
2

Sauté the chopped onion in olive oil until soft. Add the tomato paste and red pepper paste, and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens.
3

Add the sauce to the lentil and bulgur mixture. Knead everything together until well combined. Add the parsley, mix, and shape the mixture into finger-shaped pieces.
4

Serve on lettuce leaves with lemon wedges.

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الشيف منى عامر @Adawaka_chef_mouna

Published in the US on August 16, 2025 14:01

معكم منى عامر / ذواقة ، مدونة وصفات ،و مطورة أكلاتتعلمت الطبخ من والدتي و أصبح هوايتي المفضلة في سن المراهقة و كبر شغفي لهذا المجال فقررت تتويجه بالدراسة و التكوين:حاصلة على دبلوم احترافي في الخبازة و الحلوياتاشتغلت مساعد حلوانياشتغلت شيف كاترينغ في العديد من المعارض الدولية و التظاهرات و الحفلات الخاصةاشتغل منسقة بوفيهات. متخصصة في الطبخ الإسبانيمتخصصة في الطبخ التقليدي و الحلويات المغربية.حاصلة على دبلوم شيف محترف.حاصلة على دبلوم شيف محترف في الطبخ التركيعضو الفريق المغربي لفنون الطهيحاصلة على شهادة تدريبية معتمدة في الطبخ الكيميائي

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