PERSIAN / IRANIAN GHALIEH ESFANAAJ
This is a delicious Persian recipe for meatballs with lentils, split peas & black eyed beans. If you don't have Kashk you can use sour cream, also you can use sumac or a little tamarind paste / powder in place of the pomegranate powder or just leave it out. Preparation time doesn't include soaking time!
Provided by Um Safia
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Wash black-eye beans, split-peas, and lentils, and soak in warm water for 4 hours. Rinse & drain then place in a large pan with approximately 1 litre of water. Add salt and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes. About one cup of water should be left. (Add water or ladle out extra if necessary).
- Peel and grate onions. Add to ground meat with salt and black pepper, and mix well. Shape the mixture into small balls. Fry meatballs in vegetable oil over medium heat until lightly browned all over.
- Wash spinach & drain well, chop finely. Add to black-eye beans, split-peas, lentils, and meat balls, and cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes until there the pulses are soft & there is no water left. Add the pomegranate powder to the pot for the last minute of cooking.
- Wash mint and chop finely. Fry in oil for a few minutes.
- Serve Ghalieh-Esfanaaj in 4 bowls with 1/4 cup kashk & 25g of mint on the top of each. Serve with a good flat bread / taftoon etc.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 467.9, Fat 18, SaturatedFat 7.1, Cholesterol 45.6, Sodium 324.7, Carbohydrate 53.2, Fiber 32.8, Sugar 4.6, Protein 33.8
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Joka Rivera
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Carol Lebakeng
[email protected]This is one of my favorite Persian dishes. It's so flavorful and comforting. I love to serve it with rice and yogurt.
Brett Lohse
[email protected]I've made this dish several times now and it is always a hit. It's so easy to make and the flavors are amazing. I highly recommend it.
mdparvez ahmed
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I followed it exactly and it turned out perfect. The flavors were amazing and the dish was very easy to make. I will definitely be making this again.
Wajahad Jakhro
[email protected]I made this dish for a party recently and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it! I will definitely be making it again.
Masimba Gasebatho
[email protected]This is one of my favorite Persian dishes. It's so flavorful and comforting. I love to serve it with rice and yogurt.
Kaceylea Payne
[email protected]I've made this dish several times now and it is always a hit. It's so easy to make and the flavors are amazing. I highly recommend it.
Md rana Ahmed
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I followed it exactly and it turned out perfect. The flavors were amazing and the dish was very easy to make. I will definitely be making this again.
Ahmed hussain Mirani
[email protected]I made this dish for a party recently and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it! I will definitely be making it again.
Samad Watara
[email protected]This is one of my favorite Persian dishes. It's so flavorful and comforting. I love to serve it with rice and yogurt.
Pablo Salas Vazquez
[email protected]I've made this dish several times now and it is always a hit. It's so easy to make and the flavors are amazing. I highly recommend it.
Michael Buelna
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I followed it exactly and it turned out perfect. The flavors were amazing and the dish was very easy to make. I will definitely be making this again.
Mary Arcega
[email protected]I made this dish for a party recently and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it! I will definitely be making it again.
Sudais Tanha
[email protected]This is one of my favorite Persian dishes. It's so flavorful and comforting. I love to serve it with rice and yogurt.
Twino Pro
[email protected]I've made this dish several times now and it is always a hit. It's so easy to make and the flavors are amazing. I highly recommend it.
technical hero
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I followed it exactly and it turned out perfect. The flavors were amazing and the dish was very easy to make. I will definitely be making this again.
Kimara Douglas
[email protected]I made this dish last night and it was a huge hit with my family. The spinach was cooked perfectly, and the sauce was flavorful and creamy. I will definitely be making this again.
Francena Love
[email protected]This dish was absolutely delicious! The flavors were incredible, and it was so easy to make. I will definitely be making this again soon.