RCI-MT.005.0131.001

Kofta Nakhod

Name: Kofta Nakhod
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tajik
Ingredients: 1 cup dried chickpeas (covered with hot water and soaked overnight, or at least 8 – 10 hrs); 1½ lb ground beef; 1 large onion (grated); ¼ tsp pepper; 1 tsp salt (or to taste); ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tbsp dried mint (crushed); 1 tbsp bread crumbs (matzoh meal, or plain flour); 4 cups water (boiling)

Chickpeas provide bulk in well-seasoned kofta, the name for various types of meatballs in Afghanista

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

dried chickpeas
covered with hot water and soaked overnight, or at least 8 – 10 hrs
1 cup
ground beef
1½ lb
onion
grated
1 large
pepper
¼ tsp
salt
or to taste
1 tsp
ground cinnamon
¼ tsp
dried mint
crushed
1 tbsp
bread crumbs
matzoh meal, or plain flour
1 tbsp
water
boiling
4 cups

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Kofta Nakhod

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