Azerbaijani kufte

Description

An amazing dish that will wonderfully diversify your usual diet and add a spicy touch to your menu. This is a soup with chickpeas and spicy lamb meatballs. Very delicious. Ladle into bowls and serve.

Instructions

1. 1

   Step 1

   To prepare Azerbaijani kufte, you need to prepare in advance. For this, soak the chickpeas in water overnight. In the morning, thoroughly rinse the peas under water and put them to boil.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Wash the lamb, remove the films, and cut into pieces. Peel the onion and pass it through the meat grinder together with the meat.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Add the washed rice and spices to the minced meat, and mix thoroughly until uniform. Soak the apricots in water beforehand to soften them. Once they become soft enough, cut each apricot into 4 pieces.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Form large meatballs from the minced meat, but make them very large. Place chopped dried apricots inside each meatball.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Now we put the ready meatballs into the pot where the chickpeas are boiling. Peel the potatoes, cut them into pieces, and add them to the meat and chickpeas as well.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Pour saffron with boiling water and let it steep for 10 minutes. Add saffron to the pot. Let the dish steep for several minutes, then serve.