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Turkish Baharat Meatballs with Lentil Pilaf

45 min
8 servings
18.0% healthy
Turkish Baharat Meatballs with Lentil Pilaf takes approximately 45 minutes from beginning to end. This dairy free recipe serves 8 and costs $1.65 per serving. One serving contains 519 calories, 18g of protein, and 27g of fat. 7 people were impressed by this recipe. Only a few people really liked this main course. A mixture of ground pepper, lentils, ground cinnamon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is brought to you by Foodista.
Turkish Baharat Meatballs with Lentil Pilaf

Ingredients

1 rasher bacon
1 rasher bacon, rind removed, very finely chopped
1 tsp baharat spice mix
1 tsp baharat spice mix*
1.5 cups basmati rice
1 ½ cups basmati rice
0.5 tsp pepper
½ tsp black pepper, cracked
1 can canned tomatoes
1 can chopped tomatoes
1 small courgette
1 small courgette, coarsely chopped
0.5 tsp cumin
½ tsp cumin
2 Tbs savoury
2 Tbs dry savoury
1 egg
1 egg
0.5 cup flour
½ cup of flour
1 clove garlic
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic
2 cloves garlic, chopped
4 cardamom pods
4 green cardamom pods
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground cinnamon
4 tsp ground cumin
4 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground nutmeg
2 tsp ground nutmeg
2 Tbs ground pepper
2 Tbs ground black pepper
0.5 cup lentils
½ cup lentils
400 g beef mince
400g beef mince
4 tsp mint
4 tsp dry mint
2 large mushrooms
2 large mushrooms, coarsely chopped
8 servings olive oil
Olive oil
1 onion
1 onion, chopped
1 capsicum
1 red capsicum, chopped
0.5 tsp salt
½ tsp salt
1 pinch salt
Large pinch salt
1 tsp salt
1 tsp salt
3 cups water
3 cups water

Instructions

1

Place onion, capsicum and garlic in a medium-large saucepan with some olive oil to saute for 2 minutes.

Equipment needed:
sauce pan
2

Add mushrooms and courgette, stir.

3

Add the tomatoes and the spices, cover and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.meanwhile combine all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix until smooth.Using a tablespoon, scoop out a measure of meat and roll into a ball with your hands. Repeat until youve used all the meat.

Equipment needed:
bowl
4

Place the meatballs in the saucepan, then cover and leave to simmer for about 15 minutes. Just before youre ready to serve, uncover the saucepan and increase the heat to reduce the sauce to the desired thickness.For the lentil pilaf bring the water to boil, then add the remaining ingredients, stir, cover and reduce heat to low. Allow to cook for at least 20 minutes before lifting the lid to check consistency. When done, all the liquid should have been absorbed by the rice/lentils, which should be soft.

Equipment needed:
sauce pan
5

Serve the meatballs and the sauce on a bed of the lentil rice with a big dollop of yoghurt.

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