Koftas

"I have been making these for a while now. They are very simple to pull together and I can imagine if you made them smaller they would be nice appetizers on toothpicks. Serve with a yoghurty, garlicy, herby dipping sauce like #93230 "
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
10 koftas
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 180C.
  • Saute the shallot over a low heat in the olive oil.
  • Add the pine nuts and cook until they get a little colour.
  • Add parsley and remove from heat.
  • Combine the mince with the paprika and cumin.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • You will need your hands to do this.
  • Take a small tbs of mince.
  • Flatten it in your hands.
  • Place a tsp of the pine nuts in the centre of the mince and curl your hands around it into form a ball.
  • Make sure the nuts are covered.
  • Bake in an baking dish, on top of a rack for 30 minutes.

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Reviews

  1. Sooooo disappointed! I was really looking forward to these koftas and enjoyed preparing them and adding my own couple of twists (more cumin, a quarter tsp of cinnamon, 2 sauted shallots)......... And they came out tasting?...... Bland, bland, bland. Even pitta breads roasted tomatoes and a large dollop of tzaitzi couldn't help....... Maybe I'll add some chilli flakes and take these down a more Moroccan route?
     
  2. absolutely lovely recipe. have tried this a few times & second time i toasted pine nuts first then mixed into mince mixture (not only in middle). wonderful flavours, definately a repeat performance!
     
  3. These were so flavorful and the instructions are very clear & accurate. I like that all the fat from the meat drips down into the pan under the rack. I used ground beef sirloin for my mince. I highly recommend serving the with the suggested yogurt dip, as these do call out for a sauce.
     
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