Koofteh Baghali | Persian Meatballs
Koofteh Baghali | Persian Meatballs

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have koofteh baghali | persian meatballs using 31 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Koofteh Baghali | Persian Meatballs:
  1. Get Meatballs:
  2. Get Yellow Split Peas,
  3. Take Basmati Rice,
  4. Prepare Ground Chicken,
  5. Get Turmeric Powder,
  6. Prepare Yellow Onion Grated,
  7. Prepare Sea Salt,
  8. Get White Pepper,
  9. Make ready Dried Savory / Thyme,
  10. Take Coriander Finely Chopped,
  11. Make ready Parsley Finely Chopped,
  12. Prepare Scallions / Green Onion Finely Chopped,
  13. Prepare Egg Lightly Beaten,
  14. Prepare Dates Pitted,
  15. Take Mint Finely Chopped,
  16. Get Dried Persian Plums Pitted,
  17. Make ready Stew:
  18. Get Russet Potatoes Peeled Finely Diced,
  19. Make ready Fresh Tomatoes Wedged,
  20. Get Dried Persian Plums Pitted,
  21. Take Olive Oil,
  22. Get Fresh Mint Julienned,
  23. Take Yellow Onion Thinly Sliced,
  24. Take Vegetable Stock, 3 Cups or More
  25. Prepare Tomatoes Puree,
  26. Make ready Turmeric Powder,
  27. Make ready Sea Salt,
  28. Prepare White Pepper,
  29. Take Dried Savory / Thyme,
  30. Prepare Dried Mint,
  31. Prepare Hard Boiled Eggs,
Steps to make Koofteh Baghali | Persian Meatballs:
  1. Wash and rinse yellow split peas. - - Transfer into rice cooker. - - Add water to about 1 inch over the peas. - - Cook the peas for about 15 mins
  2. Wash and rinse basmati rice until water becomes clear. - - Add the rice into the rice cooker together with the peas. - - Lightly season with salt and pepper. - - Stir to combine well.
  3. Add some more water to about 1 inch over the mixture. - - Cook the rice and peas thru for about 15 mins or per rice cooker's manufacturer's instructions. - - Remove from cooker and set aside to cool. - - In a shallow bowl, add chicken, onion, turmeric, salt, pepper, savory, coriander, parsley, green onion and mint.
  4. You should have about 1/2 cup worth of chopped fresh herbs.* - - Mix to combine well. - - *Ensure that the rice mixture is the same ratio as the chicken mixture. - - If you have excess rice mixture, remove and set aside. - - If the rice mixture ratio is more than the chicken mixture, the meatballs will be very tough.*
  5. Add the rice mixture into the chicken mixture. - - Add in egg. - - Mix to combine well. - - Cover with cling film and set aside in the fridge for 1 to 4 hrs.
  6. Remove from fridge and divide into 6 equal portions using a weighing scale. - - It is best to grease your hands with some olive oil. - - Form 1 portion into a ball. - - It should be the size of a baseball. - - Stuff the meatball with 1 date and 1 plum.
  7. Seal the stuffing probably and form into a ball again. - - Repeat the steps for the remaining meatballs. - - Lightly cover with cling film and set aside in the fridge until ready to use. - - In a sauce pot over medium heat, add oil.
  8. Once the oil is heated up, add in onion. - - Saute until caramelized, for about 15 mins. - - Deglaze the pot with vegetable stock. - - Add in tomato puree, turmeric, salt, pepper, savory and mint.
  9. Stir to combine well. - - Bring it up to a simmer. - - Add in meatballs. - - The amount of stock mixture should reach about 1/3 height of the meatballs.
  10. If the stock is too much, simmer further before adding the meatballs. - - If the stock is too little, add in more vegetable stock. - - Bring the stew up to a simmer again. - - Turn the heat down to low.
  11. Cover and cook for about 30 mins. - - Do not open the cover. This is to prevent evaporation. - - After 30 mins, add in potatoes, tomatoes and plums. - - Add in more vegetable stock until it is 3/4 height of the meatballs.
  12. Cover and cook for another 25 mins or until the potatoes are fork tender. - - Add in fresh mint. - - Taste and adjust for final seasoning with salt and pepper. - - Give it a final stir.
  13. Remove from heat. - - Transfer onto serving plate. - - Serve immediately with more fresh mint and a hard boiled egg.
  14. To make hard boiled eggs, in a sauce pot, add eggs. - - Fill the pot with water. - - Put in 1 finger on top of 1 egg, the water should fill up to your 1st knuckle. - - Bring the water up to a boil.
  15. Let the water boil for 1 min. - - Cover the pot for 15 mins. - - Spoon out the eggs into a bowl of cold water. - - Lightly crack the eggs and let it sit in the water so that the egg shells could be easily peeled off.*

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