Persian Ramadan Lamb and Lentil Shami Kofta
These kid-friendly, donut-shaped koftas are made of healthy ingredients blended together into the perfect snack, adding colour, tradition and warmth to your table!
- 3/4 cup dried chickpeas
- 1 cup split yellow lentils
- 500 g beef chunk
- 1 large onion (quartered)
- 1 large potato (boiled and peeled)
- 3 medium eggs
- 2 tsp garlic granules or fresh garlic
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- Salt to taste
- Oil to shallow fry
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Place the beef, lentils and chickpeas with the onion all in one pot and fill the pot with water. Bring to boil and cook until both the legumes and meat are cooked.
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Boil the potato in another pot. Once fully cooked, put the contents of the pot through a drainer to remove all the liquid.
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First, hand shred the beef chunk in a large bowl as finely as possible, then hand mash the cooked potato and add this to the shredded beef.
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The legumes need to be fully pureed in a food processor and also added to the shredded beef.
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Add all the seasonings to the bowl as well as the eggs and mix well to combine all ingredients.
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Heat a medium frying pan with oil, scoop the kofta mixture a little at a time, shape it and gently flatten it. If you want your Shami kofta to have a whole in the center like mine did, put your finger though the center from one side and then the other to get a clean finish.
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Gently place in the hot oil to shallow fry until golden brown colour.
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Don't flip them until they are fully browned on one side and hardened.
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Enjoy alongside fresh salad, herbs, cheese and bread! Bon appetite!
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