Kufteh bozbash (stuffed meatball)

This recipe is a kind of Azerbaijani kufteh or stuffed meatballs. The word kufteh is derived from Persian word ‘ Koftan’ which literally mean ( to pound). Main ingredient for making kufteh is meat: beef/ lamb or combination of both. Other ingredient is aromatic herbs, which could be dried or fresh chopped herbs such as mint, basil, tarragon.
Each meatball depends on its size (because some meatballs are giant and could be stuffed with cooked egg and dried fruits ) or simply stuffed with dried fruits such as apricots, prunes, dates and Barberry.
Kufteh bozbash (stuffed meatball)
This recipe is a kind of Azerbaijani kufteh or stuffed meatballs. The word kufteh is derived from Persian word ‘ Koftan’ which literally mean ( to pound). Main ingredient for making kufteh is meat: beef/ lamb or combination of both. Other ingredient is aromatic herbs, which could be dried or fresh chopped herbs such as mint, basil, tarragon.
Each meatball depends on its size (because some meatballs are giant and could be stuffed with cooked egg and dried fruits ) or simply stuffed with dried fruits such as apricots, prunes, dates and Barberry.
Steps
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Pour cooked chickpeas in a blender and make it into a paste.
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Add ground meat to chopped herbs, spices, rice and paste chickpeas
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And combine very well. Place meat mixture in the fridge for 30 minutes.
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For making broth, Melt the butter in a pot, add chopped onion and spices. Saute until softened. Pour 700 ml water, 2 tbsp plain flour and mix well. Bring it to boil. Add potatoes and gently add meatballs one by one to the pot and let it cook over medium heat for about 30-40 minutes. Once kufteh is ready, serve it with broth, kufteh and potatoes.
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Saute until softened.
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Pour 700 ml water, 2 tbsp plain flour and mix well. Bring it to boil.
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Add potatoes.
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Take small portion of meat mixture and, place ½ tbsp. chopped dried fruits in centre of meatball
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And Shape into a medium (apple size) meatball. If mixture is sticky, you could wet your hand and carry on with giving shape to the meat.
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Gently add meatballs one by one to the pot and let it cook over medium heat for about 30-40 minutes.
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Once kufteh is ready, serve it with broth, kufteh and potatoes.
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Ingredients
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Ingredients
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