# Afghan Kofta

- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 whole onion
- 1 whole potato
- 1 handful cilantro
- 5 whole garlic clove
- 2 lb ground beef
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1.5 tsp pepper
- 1.5 tsp ground coriander
- 1.5 tsp garlic
- 1.5 tsp paprika
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp cumin seed
- 3-4 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup hot water

## Instructions

1. Chop 2 onions and peel the potato.
2. Place the chopped onions and potato into a blender and blend.
3. Add a handful of cilantro and 3 cloves of garlic to the blender and blend again.
4. In a bowl, combine the ground beef with the blended onion, potato, and herb mixture.
5. Season with 1.5 tsp each of salt, pepper, ground coriander, garlic, and paprika. Mix well with your hands.
6. Form the meat mixture into balls.
7. Chop the remaining 2 onions.
8. Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pot and add the chopped onions.
9. Add 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp turmeric, and 1 tsp cumin seeds to the onions. Sauté until golden.
10. Stir in 3-4 tbsp of tomato paste.
11. Pour in 1 cup of hot water and stir.
12. Add more hot water to fill the pot, let boil, then cover for 5 minutes.
13. Carefully add the meat kofta balls to the pot.
14. Cover and simmer on low heat for 25-30 minutes.
15. Serve the kofta over rice and garnish with fresh cilantro.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1E3XmmDDhv/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Creator: Yousefalsahli
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1e85ad06-140d-4b0c-a3fb-97e5b9b9128e
- Extracted: 2026-11-12

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