Persian cooking: recipes · Dolmeh & kufteh: stuffed dishes
Kufteh Ghelgheli کوفته قلقلی
Little meatballs in tomato sauce with potatoes, a quick family meal.
Ingredients
- 1125 g minced lamb or beef (with some fat)
- 2¼ onions
- 2¼ tsp turmeric
- 4½ waxy potatoes
- 6¾ tbsp tomato paste
- 9 tbsp oil
- salt (to taste)
- black pepper (to taste)
Method
- Knead the mince with grated onion, turmeric, salt and pepper and shape into walnut-sized balls.
- Brown the balls in oil.
- Add the tomato paste and 400 ml water and the diced potatoes and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Serve with rice or bread.