Kofteh Kabab

In Iranian cooking ‘ Kofteh کوفته’ or ‘ Kofta’ is a kind of pounded meat . The word kofteh کوفته (kofta) has it’s origin in Farsi language, and it means pounded meat in Persian language. Meat ball or Koftaکوفته is made from ground meat such as: mutton, beef, lamb or chicken, along with either fresh

Chickpeas kofteh کوفته نخود

Kofta/kofteh کوفته is a kind of meatball, made of minced beef/lamb or pork with fresh or dried herbs and aromatic spices and sometimes kofta made with vegetables instead of meat. In Iran there are different varieties  of kofteh/kofta such as : Tabrizi, koftehکوفته تبریزی- Kermanshahi, kofteh کوفته کرمانشاهی -Yazdi,کوفته یزدی– kofteh Hamedaniکوفته همدانی , and …..

Koofteh Tabrizi

Usually people know about Italian or Swedish meatballs but  they know less about Iranian kufte meatballs. In Iranian cuisine, sometimes kufte or meatballs  are stuffed with hard boiled egg, dried fruits and nuts and sometime they are plain meatballs without any filling. The word kufteh کوفته is derived from Persian word ‘ Kuftan کوفتن’ which