Persian-Style Lentil Meatball Soup

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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-

Persian-Style Lentil Meatball Soup

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
  1. 300 mlLentils
  2. 2 tbspUncooked white rice
  3. 300 gramsGround beef
  4. 1Onion
  5. 2Boiled eggs
  6. 8Dried plums (or dried prunes)
  7. 1Ripe tomato (or canned tomatoes)
  8. 3Soup stock cube
  9. 1 tspTurmeric
  10. 1Salt and pepper
  11. 900 mlWater

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    Combine Steps 1 and 2 and knead well.

  4. 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. 5

    Quarter the boiled eggs.

  6. 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. 7

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

  8. 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. 9

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

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