Are you craving the delicious flavors of Swedish kofta balls but want to keep it plant-based? Look no further! This article is a culinary journey into the world of vegan kofta balls, offering you the best recipe to create mouthwatering, meatless meatballs that are bursting with flavor and have a unique texture. Get ready to explore a world of spices, herbs, and vegetables that come together in perfect harmony to create a vegan dish that even meat-lovers will adore. Let's embark on a culinary adventure and discover how to make the ultimate Swedish-style vegan kofta balls.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
SWEDISH STYLE, VEGAN KOFTA BALLS
(They look like meat balls, and have a similar texture as well) This recipe is from "The Higher Taste", a Hare Krishna cookbook, with modifications to suit the westerner's palate. These Kofta balls contain seasonings which are reminiscent of Swedish meat balls, instead of the Indian spices found in the original recipe. The great thing about these Kofta balls is that my 3-year-old son eats them, and normally, he won't touch veggies. Everything tastes good when it's fried! Although these kofta balls are fried, they are not greasy at all. To start, You will need about 1 liter canola oil (expeller pressed, or other oil for deep frying).
Provided by Lance Kimber
Categories Cauliflower
Time 25m
Yield 24 Kofta Balls, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat enough oil in a pan that's appropriate for deed-frying foods; the oil should be at least 1 inch deep.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl; mush the mixture through your clean hands until well combined and balls can be formed. Form dough into approximately 24 balls that measure roughly about 1 inch in diameter. Resist the temptation to add liquids to the mix. There is enough liquid in the grated vegetables to make the mixture come together. If you absolutely must, add no more than a teaspoon of liquid.
- Place as many of the balls in the hot, but not smoking, oil as possible, leaving enough room for them to float comfortably; fry over medium to high heat (depending on the type of oil you use and the type of range you have) for 10 minutes. The kofta balls should be a rich golden brown color. They will get darker after they are removed from the oil.
- When the frying process is complete, remove the kofta balls from the hot oil and place them into a colander to drain over a plate-or-onto a plate with paper towels to absorb some of the excess oil.
- Place the kofta balls into the tomato sauce of your choice, or into whichever other sauce you may be using, for approximately 5 minutes prior to serving.
- If, after sitting for 5 minutes, the kofta balls have soaked up a lot of the sauce, adding a little water will help reconstitute your sauce.
- Serve with cooked pasta and tomato sauce, or serve with a white cream-style gravy and herb-rubbed potatoes. Experiment, enjoy, and be amazed!
ONE-POT VEGAN SWEDISH "MEATBALL" PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: cremini mushroom, cannellini bean, small yellow onion, panko breadcrumbs, fresh parsley, garlic, dried rosemary, vegan worcestershire, soy sauce, ground nutmeg, liquid smoke, salt, pepper, canola oil, vegetable broth, full-fat coconut milk, vegan worcestershire, salt, pepper, all-purpose flour, bow tie pasta, fresh parsley
Provided by Merle O'Neal
Categories Dinner
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the mushrooms, beans, onion, bread crumbs, parsley, garlic, dried rosemary, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, nutmeg, liquid smoke, salt, and pepper. Mix well with a fork, mashing the beans a bit to form a paste.
- Heat the canola oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
- Roll the "meatball" mixture and into golf ball-sized balls. Place the balls in the pot and cook for 1 minute on each side until browned.
- Add the vegetable broth, coconut milk, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and flour, and gently stir until evenly combined.
- Bring the liquid to a boil, then add the pasta. Stir constantly until the pasta is cooked and the liquid has reduced to a sauce that coats the noodles and meatballs, 7-8 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 902 calories, Carbohydrate 112 grams, Fat 52 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 20 grams, Sugar 10 grams
KOTTBULLAR: SWEDISH MEATLESS BALLS (VEGAN)
A delicious vegan meatless meatball recipe from Scandinavia. For the vegetarian gravy, you can purchase packaged gravy mixes. Just follow package directions. This recipe was found on earthyfamily.com
Provided by Dreamer in Ontario
Categories Potato
Time 1h34m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place potatoes in medium saucepan, cover with water, add vegetable cube, and boil until potatoes are soft.
- Drain water from potatoes (saving the water to make gravy), mash and let cool.
- In the meantime, heat oil in small frying pan, add onions and cook until they just start to brown.
- Place flax seed in small bowl, add ¼ cup of hot water and let stand for about 10 minutes for flax seed to absorb the water.
- When the potatoes have cooled add the soaked flax seed and water, ground almonds, salt, pepper, and cooked onions.
- Mix together and roll into small balls.
- Heat olive oil in large fry pan; add the balls and brown nicely on all sides. Transfer the balls into a shallow cooking dish, and cook for approximately ¾ hour at 350°F.
- While the meat(less) balls are cooking, make a vegetarian gravy.
- Pour over the balls and continue cooking for an additional 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 427.3, Fat 28.4, SaturatedFat 3.1, Sodium 13.3, Carbohydrate 37.6, Fiber 8.8, Sugar 3.4, Protein 9.8
VEGETARIAN SWEDISH MEATBALLS
Cremini mushrooms, chickpeas and bulgur wheat mimic the texture of ground meat in this vegetarian version of the classic Swedish meatball dish. Seasoned generously with allspice and nutmeg and blanketed in a velvety mushroom gravy, they are excellent served over egg noodles or mashed potatoes - or spooned onto a toasted hero (add sliced tangy pickles to balance out the richness). Leftover cooked meatballs can be frozen and reheated in a 425-degree oven until warmed through, about 15 minutes.
Provided by Kay Chun
Categories dinner, finger foods, meatballs, vegetables, appetizer, main course, side dish
Time 50m
Yield 2 dozen meatballs
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Make the meatballs: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bring 1/4 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the bulgur, remove from heat, cover and let sit until tender, 15 minutes. Drain, pressing to remove excess water. Cool.
- Meanwhile, in a food processor, pulse mushrooms until finely chopped with some pea-size pieces remaining (do not purée); transfer to a large bowl. Repeat with the chickpeas: Pulse, then add them to the large bowl. Add the bread crumbs, sour cream, egg, salt, allspice, pepper, onion powder, nutmeg and the cooled bulgur and mix until well blended. Form into 1 1/4-inch meatballs (about 2 teaspoons each; you should have about 24). Arrange on a greased baking sheet and bake, turning halfway, until golden, 18 to 20 minutes.
- Make the gravy: While the meatballs bake, in a large nonstick saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and cook, whisking constantly, until smooth and lightly golden, 2 minutes. Add stock and bring to a simmer. Cook, whisking, until thickened, 2 minutes. Whisk in sour cream, parsley and mustard; season to taste with salt and pepper (you should have about 1 cup gravy). Add meatballs and simmer, spooning sauce over meatballs, until nicely coated, about 2 minutes more. Serve warm.
VEGETARIAN KOFTA CURRY
Kofta curry - a saucy dish of gently spiced meatballs - is often made with meat. But this one, based on my grandfather's, swaps in a mash of beans. Bound with bread crumbs and seasoned with ginger, garlic, green chile and herbs, it's a variation full of flavor and texture. Have it with some flatbread and some sliced cucumber in yogurt, or spooned over a bowl of rice. It's also delicious in a sandwich the next day. Note: To make it with lamb, as in his original version, substitute 1 1/2 pounds ground lamb for the beans. Soak the bread crumbs in 1/2 cup whole milk first, then squeeze out any extra liquid before adding them to the mixing bowl.
Provided by Tejal Rao
Categories dinner, beans, vegetables, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Put the garlic, ginger and green chiles in a food processor, and pulse until you have a coarse paste. Put half the paste into a large bowl. Set the rest aside.
- Add the beans, spring onions, fresh herbs, bread crumbs, egg, garam masala, chile powder and salt to the large bowl with the paste. Mix well with a fork, mashing up the beans as you go into small pieces.
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Shape the mixture into 1-inch balls and arrange on the pan. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil, and bake until lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a large skillet over medium. Sauté the onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining garlic, ginger and chile paste, and sauté until light golden brown, about 10 minutes. If using fresh tomatoes, purée them until smooth in the food processor. Stir the tomato purée or crushed tomatoes, coriander and cumin into the skillet, and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the kofta to the skillet, and turn the heat to low. If necessary, add enough water for the liquid to come about two-thirds of the way up the sides of the meatballs, then simmer another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the kofta are warmed through and the sauce has thickened. Season with salt and pepper, and garnish with a light dust of garam masala and some extra herbs.
KOFTA BALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE
Moroccan kofta balls in a slightly sweet tomato sauce
Provided by paulus1971
Time 1h
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Add all the ingredients for the kofta balls together in a bowl and mix until well combined. Make small balls about the size of a walnut.
- In a frying pan heat the olive oil and gently fry the kofta balls until brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Be careful not to overcook them. You will add them to the sauce later, which will cook them further through.
- For the sauce, heat the olive oil in a heavy base pan and gently fry the onion and garlic until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the spices and sultanas and fry until the sultanas become all puffy. Be careful not to burn the sultanas.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and bring to the boil. Lower the heat and simmer gently for about 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add the kofta balls to the sauce and heat through for a few minutes.
- For the couscous, add the couscous and spices to a bowl. Pour over the hot stock or water and cover with cling film. Leave for about 10 minutes.
- Pre-heat the oven to 150 C.
- Add the olive oil and fluff up with a fork. Put the butter on top, cover the bowl and put in the oven for about 15-20 minutes.
Tips:
- To make the kofta balls more flavorful, use a variety of spices, such as cumin, coriander, and cardamom.
- If you don't have any almond flour, you can use regular all-purpose flour instead.
- Be sure to drain the tofu well before using it in the kofta balls, otherwise they will be too soft.
- If you are short on time, you can skip the step of marinating the kofta balls. However, marinating them will help to develop their flavor.
- Serve the kofta balls with your favorite dipping sauce, such as tzatziki sauce or hummus.
Conclusion:
These Swedish-style vegan kofta balls are a delicious and healthy alternative to traditional meat kofta balls. They are perfect for a party appetizer or main course. With a few simple ingredients, you can easily make these kofta balls at home. So next time you are looking for a vegan dish that is both flavorful and satisfying, give these Swedish-style vegan kofta balls a try.
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