Vegetarian Cofte
Ingredients
- 1 cup red lentil ⓘ
- 1/2 cup fine bulgur ⓘ
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 cups of water ⓘ
- 1 medium onion, very finely chopped ⓘ
- 1 tsp cumin ⓘ
- 1 tbsp tomato + red pepper paste (if you cannot find red pepper paste you can use 1 tbsp tomato paste) ⓘ
- ~1 tsp salt ⓘ
- juice of half or 1 lemon (depends on how you like it: sour or not so sour)
- 1/3 bunch parsley, finely chopped (or mint) ⓘ
- 1/2 bunch green onion, finely chopped ⓘ
- curly leaf lettuce ⓘ
Instructions
- -Wash lentils and boil them in 2 cups of water until it almost soaks the water.
- -Once you turn it off, add bulgur and salt. Mix once and cover to let the bulgur expand. Let it cool off.
- -Heat oil in a pan and add the onion (not the green one!) and cook until soft.
- -Add tomato paste and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- -Add cumin and stir once you turn it off.
- -Add this to the lentils which should be cool by now.
- -Add half of finely chopped parsley, green onion, and lemon juice to the lentils. Mix all well.
- -Take walnut size pieces and give them kofte shape in your hands.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
511
kcal
26% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).