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 …..

Persian petit meatballs ( Kofteh Rizeh Yazdi)

In Iranian cooking ‘ Kofteh/Kofta کوفته’ is a kind of meat ball. 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 and chicken, along with fresh aromatic herbs or dried herbs,

Stuffed meatballs (Kufteh bozbash)

This recipe is a kind of Azerbaijani kufteh or stuffed meatballs. The word kufteh is derived from Persian word ‘ Koftan’ which literally mean ( to pound). Main ingredient for making kufteh is meat: beef/ lamb or combination of both. Other ingredient is aromatic herbs, which could be dried or fresh chopped. Herbs such as

Kufte Buzbash کوفته بزباش

This is a classic Azerbaijani kufteh/kofte کوفته or  meatballs.  Usually people know about Italian or Swedish meatballs but  they know less about Persian and Azerbaijani kufte meatballs. In Iranian cusine, sometimes kufte or meatballs  are stuffed with cooked egg, dried fruits and nuts and sometime they are plain meatballs without any filling. The word kufteh