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Kufteh Tabrizi( Tabriz is a city in Eastern Azerbaijan province of Iran) are perfect with fresh lavash naan and barabari bread or tukish pide bread. With some pickles and fresh herbs on side. Sour pitted prunes is best for filling the center. If not available, you can put half a walnut with some barberries(or cranberry) in center or hard boil one quil egg and peel to put in center.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have mom's stuffed meatballs(kufteh tabrizi) using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mom's stuffed meatballs(Kufteh tabrizi):

1. Get 450 gram minced meat
2. Take Half cup dried split peas
3. Take One-fourth cup uncooked rice
4. Prepare as needed Pitted sour prunes
5. Take Salt
6. Prepare Black pepper
7. Get 1 large onion, chopped
8. Get 2 table spoon thick tomato paste
9. Make ready 1 large tomato, cut to wedges
10. Make ready 1 small onion, grated
11. Get 2 teaspoon dried rosemary or mint
12. Get Cooking oil
13. Make ready Fresh herbs to serve(mint, rosemary, chives and red radish)
14. Make ready 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
15. Make ready Pinch turmeric for rice

The beautiful historical city is famous for mountains, it's colder climate, and of course their tasty food. These giant meatballs are made with a combination of rice, split peas, herbs, and ground meat (in this recipe we have used plant-based. Kufteh Tabrizi are large, stuffed meatballs usually made with ground beef or lamb, split yellow peas, rice, and a variety of fresh herbs and spices. The filling enclosed in the meatballs mostly consists of nuts and dried fruits, and occasionally whole hard-boiled eggs.

Steps to make Mom's stuffed meatballs(Kufteh tabrizi):

1. Cook split peas in some water for about 30 mintes until fully soft. Drain set aside and mash it. Meanwhile half cook the rice with pinch of turmeric. No water should left.
2. In big bowl, mix the minced meat with grated onion, half tea spoon of turmeric, mashed split peas. Add salt, dried herb and half cooked rice. Knead well until mixture become sticky. Cover and put in fridge for one to 2 hours.
3. In a deep pot with lid, saute chopped onion with some canola oil until translucent. Add half teaspoon of turmeric powder and pinch of black pepper. Add tomato paste and saute more. Add just enough water to cover 5 orange sized meatballs. Add tomato wedges.Bring it to boil.
4. Meanwhile, wet your palms with water. Devide kofteh mixture to five. Take one part. Make a round shap holding with hands. Make a hole pressing the middle. Put stuffing pitted prune at the middle. Bring up sides and make it round size of a orange
5. Add meatballs one by one gently to boiling tomato water. When they change color, lower the flame to medium and cover the pot.
6. Let it simmer for about one hour until Kufteh cooked and sauce not runny. Serve Kufteh tabrizi with lavash or barbari naan and fresh herbs and greek yogurt on side. Enjoy!

Kufteh Tabrizi are large, stuffed meatballs usually made with ground beef or lamb, split yellow peas, rice, and a variety of fresh herbs and spices. The filling enclosed in the meatballs mostly consists of nuts and dried fruits, and occasionally whole hard-boiled eggs. As the name suggests, they originated in the Iranian city of Tabriz. Kufteh Tabrizi is traditionally served at the start of spring, or No Rouz. Its bright jewel-like barberries are supposed to represent wealth and prosperity for the coming year.

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