Spicy Beef Koftas With Chickpea Puree Recipes

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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.