Tabriz Kofta

Recipe Servings: 4                                                           

                        Prep Time: 10 minutes

                        Cook Time: 45 Minutes

A popular Persian recipe with meatballs made with chicken mince, nuts, eggs and apricots which dipped in a rich, nutty gravy.

Ingredients

For the Kofta:     

500 gm chicken minced      
50 gm boiled chana dal       

50 gm boiled rice                

20 gm salt                              

10 gm saffron                       

1 chili chopped                       

3 boiled egg             

20 gm prunes                   

10 gm walnuts                  

1 raw egg                              

10 gm black pepper powder

20 gm dry apricot 

For the Gravy:                

300 gm sliced onion

200 ml olive  oil  

500 ml tomato puree    

20 gm salt

1 litre chicken stock 

30 gm degi chili powder 

100 gm cashew nut

20 gm ginger

40 gm garlic

5 gm basil leaf