EASY Lentil Köfte

Ingredients

• 1 cup Lentils
• 1 large floury potato (peeled; for the köfte mixture)
• 1 large carrot
• 1 onion
• 1 egg
• 2.5 tbsp breadcrumbs (Source: 2–3 tbsp)
• 2.5 parsley (Source: 2–3 sprigs)
• sweet paprika (to taste)
• chili flakes (to taste)
• cumin (to taste)
• salt (to taste)
• pepper (to taste)
• oil for frying (amount not specified)
• potatoes for serving (Mentioned as a side dish in the transcript; quantity and preparation not specified)
• herbed quark (Mentioned as a side dish in the transcript; quantity not specified)

Steps

1. 1

   Cook the lentils together with the vegetables—potato, carrot, and onion—in a pan. The source does not specify the exact amount of liquid, temperature, or cooking time.

2. 2

   Then lightly mash or press down the cooked lentil-vegetable mixture in the pan.

3. 3

   Add the sweet paprika, chili flakes, cumin, salt, and pepper to the mashed mixture and stir to combine.

4. 4

   Add the egg and breadcrumbs to the seasoned mixture and combine everything into a moldable mixture.

5. 5

   Shape the mixture into small meatballs or köfte.

6. 6

   Heat oil in a pan and fry the shaped köfte. The source does not specify the exact frying temperature or cooking time.

7. 7

   Serve the lentil köfte with potatoes and herbed quark; these side dishes are mentioned in the transcript, but their exact preparation is not described.

Notes

The source does not provide exact amounts for the spices and frying oil, nor temperatures or cooking times. Potatoes and herbed quark are mentioned as side dishes in the transcript without further preparation details. The quantity “1 cup lentils” was interpreted as a US cup for weight and nutritional estimates.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• vegetarian
• pan-fried
• köfte
• lentils
• easy
• weeknight