Turkish Baharat Meatballs with Lentil Pilaf

Ready in : 45 mins

Turkish Baharat Meatballs with Lentil Pilaf takes approximately 45 minutes from beginning to end. This dairy free recipe serves 8 and costs $1.65 per serving. One serving contains 519 calories, 18g of protein, and 27g of fat. 7 people were impressed by this recipe. Only a few people really liked this main course. A mixture of ground pepper, lentils, ground cinnamon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is brought to you by Foodista. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 68%. Similar recipes are Turkish Vegan Lentil Meatballs, Turkish Pilaf, and Savory Turkish Pilaf.

Diets

DAIRY FREE

Ingredients

rasher bacon

1

baharat spice mix

1 tsp

basmati rice

1.5 cups

pepper

0.5 tsp

canned tomatoes

1 can

courgette

1 small

cumin

0.5 tsp

savoury

2 Tbs

egg

1

flour

0.5 cup

garlic

1 clove

garlic

2 cloves

cardamom pods

4

ground cinnamon

2 tsp

ground cumin

4 tsp

ground nutmeg

2 tsp

ground pepper

2 Tbs

lentils

0.5 cup

beef mince

400 g

mint

4 tsp

mushrooms

2 large

olive oil

8 servings

onion

1

capsicum

1

salt

0.5 tsp

salt

1 pinch

salt

1 tsp

water

3 cups

Cooking in Steps

1
Place onion, capsicum and garlic in a medium-large saucepan with some olive oil to saute for 2 minutes.

olive oil

bell pepper

garlic

onion

sauce pan
2
Add mushrooms and courgette, stir.

zucchini

mushrooms
3
Add the tomatoes and the spices, cover and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.meanwhile combine all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix until smooth.Using a tablespoon, scoop out a measure of meat and roll into a ball with your hands. Repeat until youve used all the meat.

meatballs

tomato

spices

meat

roll

bowl
4
Place the meatballs in the saucepan, then cover and leave to simmer for about 15 minutes. Just before youre ready to serve, uncover the saucepan and increase the heat to reduce the sauce to the desired thickness.For the lentil pilaf bring the water to boil, then add the remaining ingredients, stir, cover and reduce heat to low. Allow to cook for at least 20 minutes before lifting the lid to check consistency. When done, all the liquid should have been absorbed by the rice/lentils, which should be soft.

meatballs

lentils

water

rice

sauce pan
5
Serve the meatballs and the sauce on a bed of the lentil rice with a big dollop of yoghurt.

meatballs

yogurt

lentils

rice