Best Spicy Beef Koftas With Chickpea Puree Recipes

Beef Koftas (Ground Beef on Skewers) image

Provided by Nif_H

Categories Meat

Time 25m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Steps:

If using bamboo skewers, soak in water for at least 1 hour.
If you can, run the beef and onions through a food grinder twice. If you don't have a grinder, pulse the onion in a food processor until chopped finely and then add the beef and pulse until it reaches quite a fine consistency. Place in a bowl.
Soak bread in milk and add to meat together with the seasonings.
Mix well and form into football shaped meatballs 2-3 inch in diameter. About 2 or 3 meatballs should fit on each skewer. You can shape them right on the skewers.
Grill on skewers until cooked through.

Spicy Indian Kofta image

Provided by canarygirl

Categories Lamb/Sheep

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 1/2 lbs ground lamb or 1 1/2 lbs beef
2 teaspoons minced ginger
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 cayenne bell peppers (I just used Thai bird's eye chilies)
1 small onion, minced
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
2 teaspoons garam masala
2 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro
6 mint leaves, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
1 medium potato, finely grated
salt and pepper

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.

Twisted Beef Koftas (Middle-Eastern Meatballs) image

Provided by YourCakeIWillTake

Categories Meat

Time 35m

Yield 15-20 meatballs, 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 lb lean ground beef
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 medium potato, peeled, grated
1/2 cup cilantro, finely chopped
1 -4 garlic clove, finely chopped
1/2 bell pepper, finely chopped (optional)
1 egg
3 teaspoons teriyaki sauce or 3 teaspoons soy sauce
ground black pepper, to taste
cayenne pepper, to taste
garlic salt or seasoning salt, to taste

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).

Low Fat Middle Eastern Beef Koftas image

Provided by mickeydownunder

Categories Meat

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

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!