Soha's Koftet Roz (Egyptian Rice Meatballs)
Try this popular Egyptian dish – spiced kofta meatballs in a tomato-based sauce – a version of a curry. It's regarded as an epitome of Egyptian comfort food
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Put the onion, half of the garlic, parsley, coriander, most of the dill and the ground spices in a food processor, and blend until smooth. Tip the mixture into a bowl, add the beef mince and ground rice, and mix together using your hands until well-combined.
Step 2
Oil your hands and shape the kofta mixture into either small meatballs or medium log shapes, weighing about 50g each.
Step 3
Heat most of the sunflower oil in a large frying pan until a cube of bread dropped in browns in 30 seconds. Fry the kofta for a few minutes until crisp, turning every 2 minutes until golden all over– they will continue cooking in the sauce later, so it's important to get a good golden colour. (You may need to fry in batches.) Transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper using a slotted spoon and leave to cool to room temperature.
Step 4
Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat a little more oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and add the remaining garlic. Stir in the tomato purée for a couple of minutes, then pour in the passata and 500ml water (if cooking for 4). The sauce will look quite thin, but will thicken after adding the koftas. Season the sauce and bring to the boil.
Step 5
Add the fried kofta, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 15-20 mins, turning the koftas over in the sauce halfway through, until the sauce has thickened slightly and the koftas are cooked through. Cook your rice now if cooking from scratch. Taste for seasoning, then sprinkle over the remaining dill. Serve hot with rice, heated according to the packet instructions.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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40g Dill, finely chopped 2x Sainsbury's Bunched Dill 20g -
1 Onion, grated 1x Sainsbury's Onions Loose -
4 Garlic Cloves, crushed 1x Sainsbury's Garlic -
30g Coriander, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Mint 30g -
2 tbsp Tomato Purée 1x Sainsbury's Tomato Puree, Double Concentrate 200g -
0.5tsp Chilli Powder, (optional) 1x Sainsbury's Mild Chilli Powder 44g -
500g Beef Mince 1x Sainsbury's British or Irish 5% Fat Beef Mince 500g -
440g Cooked White Rice, to serve 2x Ben's Original Classic Long Grain Microwave Rice 220g -
500ml Tomato Passata 1x Sainsbury's Passata 500g -
1tsp Arabic Mixed Spice, such as Arabic masala or baharat (gluten-free, if needed) 1x Sainsbury's Baharat, Inspired to Cook 36g -
100g Ground Rice 1x Freee Gluten Free Rice Flour 1kg -
6tbsp Sunflower Oil, for frying 1x Sainsbury's Sunflower Oil 3L -
30g Parsley, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g