World Flavors Cookbook

Kyufta Bozbash (Meatball Soup)

Name: Kyufta Bozbash (Meatball Soup)
Cook time: 60 min
Cuisine: Azerbaijan
Ingredients: 500g ground lamb; 1 cup round rice; Dried plums (alcha); Potatoes, chickpeas; Onion, saffron, dried mint

A hearty soup with massive lamb meatballs stuffed with a dried plum, served with potatoes and chickpeas.

Cuisine: Azerbaijan

Ingredients

500g ground lamb
1 cup round rice
Dried plums (alcha)
Potatoes, chickpeas
Onion, saffron, dried mint

Instructions

1. Mix lamb and rice. 2. Form massive meatballs (tennis ball size), placing a dried plum in the center of each. 3. Simmer in a broth with chickpeas and saffron. 4. Add potatoes half-way through. 5. Garnish with dried mint.