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Grandma's Rice Koofteh (کوفته برنجی مادرجونی)

Rice-and-meat koofteh balls stuffed with fried onion, raisins, and prunes.
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cup rice
  • 500 g ground meat
  • dried aromatic herbs mixed: tarragon, savory, chives, dill, parsley, cilantro, mint, fennel
  • 2 tbsp chickpea flour
  • turmeric and cinnamon
  • salt
  • oil
  • water
  • 1 egg
  • 2 onions medium, grated
  • filling fried onions, raisins, and prunes

Method
 

  1. Parboil the rice until partially cooked; drain and let cool slightly.
  2. Combine the rice with ground meat, grated onion, chopped herbs, chickpea flour, egg, turmeric, cinnamon, and salt; knead well into a cohesive mixture.
  3. Prepare the filling by frying onions until golden and mixing with raisins and prunes.
  4. Shape portions of the rice-meat mixture around a spoonful of filling, forming smooth round balls.
  5. Simmer the koofteh balls gently in a pot with oil and water, covered, until fully cooked through, about 45-60 minutes.