Kufta is a recipe for meatballs that can be made with vegetables and meat or separately.

This is the best Kufta recipe for Beef or Lamb meatballs with vegetables served with sesame sauce or tahini. Enjoy!

Ingredients

1/2 KG fine ground meat (Beef or Lamb)

1/2 cup parsley

2 medium onions (diced)

Salt to taste, Black Pepper and Allspice

1/4 cup cooking oil

1/3 cup sesame paste (tahina)

1/3 cup lemon juice

1/3 cup water

Preparation

Mix the meat with fine cut parsley and diced onions.

Add your seasoning- Salt, Black pepper and Allspice.

Shape into Kababs, (the size of a small egg) and place into a large pan.

Add cooking oil and lightly fry the Kufta on the stove top to hold its shape.

Preparing the Tahini sauce:

Mix tahina and lemon juice together well until it forms a smooth paste.

Slowly add the water while stirring to keep the mixture smooth.

Pour sauce over kofta.

Cook on the stove top covered at a low-medium heat until the water has boiled away to form a semi-thick sauce in the bottom of the pan (about 30 Minutes).

Brown the top under the broiler.

Serve with Pita bread or white rice on the side.

          Butheina Alnounou                                                                                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.