Tahini Kofta

Total time 50 mins

50 mins cooking time

Kafta bil tahini — a classic Arabic dish of spiced meatballs in tomato sauce with a creamy tahini-lemon topping — is Middle Eastern comfort food at its finest in Chef Sama Jaad’s easy-to-follow recipe.

by Chef, Sama Jaad

Ingredients

4 portion(s)

For Kofta:

500 g

Ground Beef

Medium Onion

Garlic heads

Green Pill Pepper

Mint

Barclays

1 tbsp

Cumin

1 tbsp

Coriander

1 tbsp

Sumac

Salt

Pepper

1 tbsp

Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce

Egg

For Tomato Sauce:

Medium Tomato Cubed

Medium Onion Chopped

Heads of Garlic

1 tbsp

Tomato Paste

4 tbsp

Olive Oil

1 tbsp

Sugar

Salt

Pepper

For Tahini Sauce:

Lemon

Tahini

Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce

Water

Salt

Pepper

How to Videos

Preparation

Step 1

Add all the vegetables in a blender and add spices and an egg on it Then blended.

Step 2

Add the blended vegetables to the minced meat. Then add Kikkoman soy sauce to them. Knead them and shape them.

Step 3

In a oiled pan, add onions, tomato sauce and chopped tomato, salt, pepper and sugar and grill them gently(20min).

Step 4

Stew the Kofta in olive oil.

Step 5

Preparing Tahina sauce by adding Kikkoman soy sauce, pepper, water, and lemon. Then blend them.

Step 6

Serve (5) on the plate and place Kofta on to it. And garnish the dish with (3).

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Add all the vegetables in a blender and add spices and an egg on it Then blended.

Add the blended vegetables to the minced meat. Then add Kikkoman soy sauce to them. Knead them and shape them.

In a oiled pan, add onions, tomato sauce and chopped tomato, salt, pepper and sugar and grill them gently(20min).

Stew the Kofta in olive oil.

Preparing Tahina sauce by adding Kikkoman soy sauce, pepper, water, and lemon. Then blend them.

Serve (5) on the plate and place Kofta on to it. And garnish the dish with (3).

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