4lbs lean beef or lamb 1 finely chopped/grated onion teasp salt teasp pepper teasp cinnamon powder teas cummin powder half teasp chilli powder 1 egg half cup finely chopped parsley finely chopped spring onion cup of breadcrumbs
Method Mix whole lot up in a big bowl, form into small sausage shapes and shallow fry in olive oil till golden and well cooked in the middle.
trababe Member # 11777
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thanks for this one i will try them and i hope my daughter will love them as much as she did when we was in egypt
V For Vendetta Member # 12634
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quote:Originally posted by necromancer: KOFTA
4lbs lean beef or lamb 1 finely chopped/grated onion teasp salt teasp pepper teasp cinnamon powder teas cummin powder half teasp chilli powder 1 egg half cup finely chopped parsley finely chopped spring onion cup of breadcrumbs
Method Mix whole lot up in a big bowl, form into small sausage shapes and shallow fry in olive oil till golden and well cooked in the middle.
You know, I was told that the reason Kebab and Kofta in Egypt taste so juicy is that they squeeze the graded onion before using it! I don't know exactly how it's done but they explained to me that the onion dries out the meat if it's not squeezed first.
necromancer Member # 12656
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The best way is to grate the onion and not chop it. That way it mixes into the kofta mixture much easier. Dont squeeze the juice out of it though!!! The flavour of the onion will be absorbed up into the breadcrumbs and it will taste lovely. Try to make fresh breadcrumbs and not the stale boxes from supermarket too. If you are in egypt you can buy bags of finely powdered pulses in the supermarkets. Hyper one and Carrefour sell them. They are a mixture of all sorts of beans in a fine powder. This is an excellent way to increase the fibre and protein in the kofta. Just add a few tablespoons to the mixture. Dont add too much as it will then make the mixture hard to handle. Just a few tabspns!!
magnona777 Member # 12466
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geeze.. Egyptians just love to squeeze things.. squeeze tomatoes.. squeeze onions.. squeeeeeeeezzzzeeeeee
trababe Member # 11777
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i wanna say thanks for the recipe for the kofta i made it for dinner this evening and all three of my children absolutley loved it
With a name like Smuckers Member # 10289
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the onion squeeze and grate is good advice, thanks
mac0623 Member # 10529
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I LOVE THE STUFF
trababe Member # 11777
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i followed the advice of grating the onion so my kids didnt pick at chunks and it was so good we ate the leftovers again today for lunch and 2 of my freinds have asked me for the recipe which i happily gave them and im sure they will enjoy it as much as we did and when we go to egypt if all fails and they wont eat anything it will be kofta for breakfast lunch and dinner lol
Sarah360 Member # 12925
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I've had this before. It's soooo gooood!! With beef though. I hate Lamb.
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