Turkey

Mercimek köftesi

Name: Mercimek köftesi
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils masoor dal (red lentils); 3/4 cup fine bulgur bulgur (bulgur wheat); 1 chopped onion; 2 1/2 tbsp tomato puree; 3 tbsp olive oil; 3 sliced spring onion (green onion, scallion); 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley; 1 tsp cumin powder (ground cumin); 1 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice; Salt, to taste; 2 1/2 cups water; Lettuce, to serve

Lentil and bulgur patties with herbs. Köfte without meat, and no one misses it.

50 minTime

15 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Meatless köfte2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayTurkish home style.

The original

338kcalsame

15 gproteinsame

10 gfibresame

50minutessame

The original mercimek köftesi.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Masoor dal (red lentils)1 cup red lentils

Bulgur (bulgur wheat)¾ cup fine bulgur

Onion1, chopped

Tomato puree2½ tbsp

Olive oil3 tbsp

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)3, sliced

Flat leaf parsley½ cup

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp

Lemon juice1½ tbsp

Saltto taste

Water2½ cups

Lettuceto serve

Method

4 steps

1Cook the red lentils in the water until soft and the water is absorbed. Stir in the bulgur off the heat and cover 15 minutes.
2Cook the onion in olive oil with the tomato paste until soft.
3Mix everything together with the herbs, spices and lemon and knead well.
4Shape into finger sized ovals by squeezing in your palm. Serve on lettuce leaves.

Serve it like this

Arrange on lettuce leaves with lemon wedges.

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

Turkey

Mercimek köftesi

Lentil and bulgur patties with herbs. Köfte without meat, and no one misses it.

50 minTime

15 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Meatless köfte2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayTurkish home style.

The original

338kcalsame

15 gproteinsame

10 gfibresame

50minutessame

The original mercimek köftesi.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Masoor dal (red lentils)1 cup red lentils

Bulgur (bulgur wheat)¾ cup fine bulgur

Onion1, chopped

Tomato puree2½ tbsp

Olive oil3 tbsp

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)3, sliced

Flat leaf parsley½ cup

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp

Lemon juice1½ tbsp

Saltto taste

Water2½ cups

Lettuceto serve

Method

4 steps

1Cook the red lentils in the water until soft and the water is absorbed. Stir in the bulgur off the heat and cover 15 minutes.
2Cook the onion in olive oil with the tomato paste until soft.
3Mix everything together with the herbs, spices and lemon and knead well.
4Shape into finger sized ovals by squeezing in your palm. Serve on lettuce leaves.

Serve it like this

Arrange on lettuce leaves with lemon wedges.

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

Mercimek köftesi

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Mercimek köftesi

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