Authentic Meatless cig Kofte Recipe | Traditional Turkish Raw meatball Bulgur kofta Delight

bulgur

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: rice

Quinoa is a gluten-free alternative with a similar texture.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

pomegranate molasses

🥗Healthier: balsamic vinegar

💰Cheaper: honey

Balsamic vinegar adds sweetness and acidity.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: none

Dried herbs are more accessible and have a longer shelf life.

Add 1.5 kg of fine bulgur into a large tray.

Peel 6 medium-sized dry onions and blend them in a mixer until smooth.

Place the mashed onions into a bowl of cold water, add a little salt, mix, and pour into a strainer.

Wash the onions in the strainer 4 times to reduce bitterness and smell.

Chop 6 large tomatoes in the mixer without washing them after chopping.

Add the chopped tomatoes to the tray with their juice.

Add 6 tablespoons of hot pepper paste to the mixture.

Add 7 tablespoons of tomato paste to the mixture.

Add 2 glasses of olive oil to the mixture, adjusting as needed later.

Add 1.5 tablespoons of cumin, 1.5 tablespoons of hot chili flakes, 7.5 tablespoons of roasted isot, a little garlic powder, dried mint, and 0.75 tablespoon of salt to the mixture.

Add 1 glass of pomegranate molasses and the juice of 3 lemons to the mixture.

Add a little special vinegar to the mixture for flavor.

Chop parsley and fresh onions and add them to the tray.

Mix all ingredients together.

Use a meat grinder to blend the mixture, passing it through the medium hold apparatus 5 times.

Cover the mixture to prevent drying and let it rest for half an hour.

Pass the mixture through the meat grinder 3 more times after resting.

Taste the mixture to check if the bulgur is soft and ready to serve.

Prepare wraps using thin lavash bread, adding raw meatballs, lettuce, and a drizzle of pomegranate molasses, then fold the sides inward to make a wrap.

Alternatively, serve on a plate with lettuce leaves underneath and shaped raw meatballs on top, drizzling with pomegranate molasses.

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