Spicy Beef Koftas With Chickpea Puree Food

SPICY INDIAN KOFTA

Steps:

• Put the ground meat in a larger bowl, and add ginger, garlic, cayenne peppers, onion, egg, tumeric, garam masala, cilantro, mint, potato, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix well (you'll have to use your hands for this one).
• Form golf ball sized balls with the meat mixture, and set aside.
• Allow to rest 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375º.
• Place the kofta on a non-stick cookie sheet and bake 25 minutes or until cooked through, and slightly browned.
• Serve hot, with nan bread, cucumber-yogurt sauce and a fresh tomato and mint salad.

SPICY MINCED BEEF KEBABS WITH HOT CHICKPEA PUREE

Steps:

• Mix all of the first 8 ingredients together, knead well then place into food processor and process until smooth.
• Place into a dish, cover and leave to stand for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 200C 400°F.
• In a food processor, process the chickpeas, olive oil, lemon, garlic, cumin, tahini and yoghurt, season and put into ovenproof dish, cover with foil and heat through for 20 mins in the oven.
• Divide the meat mix into 6 portions and mould each onto metal skewer so that the meat resembles a fat sausage, cook 4-5 mins each side.
• Pour melted butter over the hot chickpea puree and serve with salad and crusty bread.

SPICY BEEF KOFTAS WITH CHICKPEA PUREE

Steps:

• mix the ground beef with the onion, cumin, coriander, paprika, cayenne, salt, parsley and cilantro.
• knead the mixture well, then pound it till smooth in a blender or food processor.
• place in a dish, cover and leave to stand in a cool place for 1 hour.
• make the chickpea puree:.
• preheat the oven to 400. In a blender or food processor, process the chickpeas with the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin seeds, tahini and yogurt till well mixed.
• season with salt and pepper, tip the puree into an ovenproof dish, cover with foil and heat through in the oven for 20 minutes.
• divide the meat mixture into six portions and mold each on to a metal skewer so that the meat resembles a fat sausage.
• preheat the grill or broiler on the hottest setting and cook the kebabs for 4-5 minutes on each side. (Don't overcook so it doesn't dry out.).
• melt the butter and pour it over the hot chickpea puree. (if puree is too thick, thin with a bit more yogurt and or butter) serve the kebabs with the hot chickpea puree.
• serve with salad and bread.

BEEF KAFTA

Steps:

• Place the parsley in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely chopped, remove and set aside.
• In the same food processor bowl used to chop the parsley, place the quartered onion and pulse until finely chopped. Drain the onions slightly to release excess moisture.
• Return the parsley back to the bowl of the food processor with the onions. Add the ground beef to the food processor in addition to all the spices. Run the food processor on pulse once or twice until ingredients are well combined and form a pasty meat mixture.
• Transfer the mixture from the food processor to a large bowl and form the Kafta into an oblong shape about 1 inch in thickness. You can form them on a wooden skewer or without.
• Grease the grates of a gas grill or indoor grill pan, and preheat it to medium high heat. When heated through, transfer the kafta to the grill. Grill for 4-5 minutes per side, depending on your preferred level of doneness.
• Serve hot off the grill with your choice of side.

SPICED KOFTAS WITH HONEY & CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Using a pestle and morter, crush the fennel seeds. In a large bowl, combine the crushed seeds, lamb, ras el hanout and pine nuts, and season well. Divide the mixture into eight equal egg-shaped koftas.
• Tip the chickpeas into an ovenproof dish, season to taste and put in the oven while you fry the koftas. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the koftas and gently fry for 5 mins, turning from time to time, until evenly browned. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside on a plate.
• Remove the chickpeas from the oven, add the koftas to the dish, then pour over the rest of the oil and the honey, and return to the oven for 15 mins.
• In a bowl, combine the yogurt, tahini and lemon juice with 70-100ml water and season well. Serve the koftas and chickpeas topped with parsley and a good drizzle of the creamy dressing, with the lemon wedges on the side.

LOW FAT MIDDLE EASTERN BEEF KOFTAS

Steps:

• COMBINE beef, GRATED red onion, parsley, mint, allspice, GRATED lemon rind and juice of lemon in bowl.
• Make in 7 or 8 rolled sausages.
• SPRAY pan with oil and cook beef until cooked.
• NOTE: To make it easier to cook, make sure sausages or rolled evenly.
• NOTE: I put a plate and a can from the pantry on top to help to brown evenly.
• In separate bowl, COMBINE vanilla low-fat yogurt and mint sauce (I used from the bottle; thick or thin will do).
• Will serve with grape tomatoes and Bill Granger's Spiced Pumpkin recipe listed at ZAAR!
• ENJOY!
• **UPDATED NOTE: If the combination FEELS dry, you can add up to 2 Tablespoon of Greek Yogurt too as if the mixture is ultra dry before you grill, it will taste like that too!

SPICY INDIAN BEEF KOFTA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Mix ingredients just until blended.
• Shape into 48 (1-inch) meatballs; place on rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 20 min. or until done (160ºF).

LAMB KOFTA STEW WITH CAULIFLOWER & CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• First, make the sauce. Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat and fry the onion for around 10 mins until starting to soften and caramelise. Stir in the garlic and cook for about 1 min, then add the tomatoes and tomato purée and stir again. Season well and pour in 400ml of the stock. Cover and bring to the boil, then simmer over a very low heat while you make the kofta balls.
• Add all the ingredients for the kofta balls to a large mixing bowl, and mix with your hands until all the ingredients are combined. Spoon out golf ball-sized pieces of the mixture, and roll into balls using your hands.
• Give the sauce a good stir. Drop the kofta balls on top, then add the cauliflower florets and the rest of the chickpeas, pushing them just under the liquid. Simmer for 25-30 mins or until the kofta balls are tender, adding the remaining 100ml of stock, if necessary. Scatter over the coriander and serve.

TWISTED BEEF KOFTAS (MIDDLE-EASTERN MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl until well-blended (using your hands works best).
• Form golf-ball sized meatballs from the mixture and place, without touching, on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake until slightly browned and cooked through (approximately 20-25 minutes).
• Serve 'em up hot! (See Recipe Description for Suggestions).