Southeast Turkey

Çiğ köfte

Name: Çiğ köfte
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups fine bulgur bulgur (bulgur wheat); 4 tbsp paste tomato puree; 1 tbsp isot or chilli flakes red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1 tbsp paprika; 1 grated onion; 3 cloves grated garlic; 2 1/2 tbsp pomegranate molasses; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp cumin powder (ground cumin); a big handful chopped flat leaf parsley; 4 chopped spring onion (green onion, scallion); Water, about 2/3 cup hot water; 1 head leaves separated lettuce; 2 wedges lemon; 1 tsp salt

Fiery kneaded bulgur rolled in lettuce with lemon and pomegranate. No cooking, all elbow grease.

45 minTime

7 gProtein each

hotSpice

Kneaded by hand2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySpiced bulgur kneaded with pepper paste, herbs and pomegranate, wrapped in lettuce.

The original

255kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

8 gfibresame

45minutessame

Çiğ köfte, vegan style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Bulgur (bulgur wheat)1¼ cups fine bulgur

Tomato puree4 tbsp paste

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tbsp isot or chilli flakes

Paprika1 tbsp

Onion1, grated

Garlic3 cloves, grated

Pomegranate molasses2½ tbsp

Lemon juice2 tbsp

Olive oil3 tbsp

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp

Flat leaf parsleya big handful, chopped

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)4, chopped

Waterabout 2/3 cup hot water

Lettuce1 head, leaves separated

Lemon2, wedges

Salt1 tsp

Method

5 steps

1Mix the bulgur with the pastes, chilli, paprika, cumin, salt, onion and garlic.
2Knead hard for 15 minutes, adding hot water a little at a time.
3Knead in the pomegranate molasses, lemon juice and olive oil, then the parsley and spring onion.
4Squeeze small pieces in your fist to make finger shaped kofte.
5Serve in lettuce leaves with lemon wedges and more pomegranate molasses.

Serve it like this

Arrange the kofte on lettuce leaves on a big platter with lemon wedges, mint and pomegranate molasses for drizzling.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Southeast Turkey

Çiğ köfte

Fiery kneaded bulgur rolled in lettuce with lemon and pomegranate. No cooking, all elbow grease.

45 minTime

7 gProtein each

hotSpice

Kneaded by hand2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySpiced bulgur kneaded with pepper paste, herbs and pomegranate, wrapped in lettuce.

The original

255kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

8 gfibresame

45minutessame

Çiğ köfte, vegan style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Bulgur (bulgur wheat)1¼ cups fine bulgur

Tomato puree4 tbsp paste

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tbsp isot or chilli flakes

Paprika1 tbsp

Onion1, grated

Garlic3 cloves, grated

Pomegranate molasses2½ tbsp

Lemon juice2 tbsp

Olive oil3 tbsp

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp

Flat leaf parsleya big handful, chopped

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)4, chopped

Waterabout 2/3 cup hot water

Lettuce1 head, leaves separated

Lemon2, wedges

Salt1 tsp

Method

5 steps

1Mix the bulgur with the pastes, chilli, paprika, cumin, salt, onion and garlic.
2Knead hard for 15 minutes, adding hot water a little at a time.
3Knead in the pomegranate molasses, lemon juice and olive oil, then the parsley and spring onion.
4Squeeze small pieces in your fist to make finger shaped kofte.
5Serve in lettuce leaves with lemon wedges and more pomegranate molasses.

Serve it like this

Arrange the kofte on lettuce leaves on a big platter with lemon wedges, mint and pomegranate molasses for drizzling.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Çiğ köfte

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Çiğ köfte

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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