Persian cooking: recipes · Kuku & kotlet: frittatas and patties
Kotlet کتلت
Persian patties of minced meat, potato and onion, crisp outside; cold or warm in bread.
Ingredients
- 625 g minced lamb or beef (with some fat)
- 3¾ waxy potatoes
- 1¼ onions
- 2½ eggs
- 1¼ tsp turmeric
- 100 g breadcrumbs
- 10 tbsp oil
- salt (to taste)
- black pepper (to taste)
Method
- Grate the potatoes (raw or boiled) finely and squeeze; grate and squeeze the onion.
- Knead well with the mince, eggs, turmeric, salt and pepper.
- Shape flat oval patties, coat in breadcrumbs and fry in oil on both sides.
- Serve with tomatoes, pickles and bread.