Lamb kofta stew with cauliflower & chickpeas
By Good Food
This Lebanese dish of lamb mince meatballs, chickpeas and cauliflower is perfect as part of a meze spread for two
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Prep:30 mins
Cook:45 mins
- Serves 2
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 613
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fat 25g
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saturates 9g
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carbs 33g
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sugars 12g
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fibre 12g
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protein 57g
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salt 1.2g
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 2 tsp tomato purée
- 500ml hot lamb stock
- ½ small cauliflower, broken into small florets
- ½ x 400g can chickpeas (save the rest for the kofta balls)
- ½ bunch coriander, leaves only, to serve
- 250g minced lamb
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- small pack coriander, finely chopped
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ x 400g can chickpeas (from above), drained and crushed
Method
First, make the sauce. Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat and fry the onion for around 10 mins until starting to soften and caramelise. Stir in the garlic and cook for about 1 min, then add the tomatoes and tomato purée and stir again. Season well and pour in 400ml of the stock. Cover and bring to the boil, then simmer over a very low heat while you make the kofta balls.
Add all the ingredients for the kofta balls to a large mixing bowl, and mix with your hands until all the ingredients are combined. Spoon out golf ball-sized pieces of the mixture, and roll into balls using your hands.
Give the sauce a good stir. Drop the kofta balls on top, then add the cauliflower florets and the rest of the chickpeas, pushing them just under the liquid. Simmer for 25-30 mins or until the kofta balls are tender, adding the remaining 100ml of stock, if necessary. Scatter over the coriander and serve.
