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Turkish Cig Kofte
A versatile and tasty recipe that’s quick to prepare and easy to enjoy.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
37 mins
Servings: 5
Calories: 564 kcal
Course:
Others
Ingredients
- 2 cups dark fine bulgur
- ¾ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup pomegranate molasses
- ¼ cup isot pepper flakes
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 medium tomato finely grated
- ½ medium onion finely grated
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp red pepper flakes
- ½ tbsp cayenne
- 1 tsp salt
- 6 Ice cubes
- lettuce leaves for serving
- Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- All ingredients ready? Let's begin!
- Put all the ingredients except ice cubes and lemon juice in a stand mixer bowl. Start mixing them with the paddle attachments. Mix them for about 20 minutes to combine thoroughly.
- At this stage, the bulgur will have absorbed enough liquid. Before continuing to knead, add half of the ice cubes so the bulgur stays dry.
- Continue to knead for about another 20 minutes.
- The ice cubes you added earlier are now melted and absorbed by the bulgur. Add the remaining ice cubes to the bulgur. Add the lemon juice to the mixture and continue kneading for about another 20 minutes.
- Take a walnut-sized piece of the mixture and shape it by squeezing it with your hands. Make fists with your hands until you have the characteristic shape of Cig kofte.
- Cig kofte is traditionally served on a leaf of lettuce with a squeeze of lemon and then eaten after being wrapped in a piece of lettuce leaf.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
564kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
60g
(20%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
24g
Sodium
776mg
(32%)
Potassium
704mg
(20%)
Fiber
16g
(64%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
4906IU
(98%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
82mg
(8%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 564
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 564kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 24g | 120% |
| Sodium | 776mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 704mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 16g | 64% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 4906IU | 98% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 82mg | 8% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.