One of the most famous and original traditional foods of Iran is Koofteh Tabrizi. As you see from  its name , this is a food of Tabriz, which is now very popular even among foreign tourists. Each chef has his own recipe for cooking Koofteh Tabrizi, and if you go to any restaurant in East Azerbaijan or in most of restaurant in other provinces of  Iran, you can see this dish with a different look and size.

 Due to its taste, aroma and nutritional properties, Koofteh Tabrizi have many fans not only in this region of Iran, but also all over the country. Chefs of East Azarbaijan Province, using ingredients such as minced meat, rice, cobs, eggs, onions, fragrant vegetables (coriander, tarragon, parsley, mint, dill), tomato paste, oil, salt, pepper, turmeric and walnuts This delicious and wonderful food is prepared and cooked. Koofteh Tabrizi with fresh bread, vegetables, yogurt and some local condiments will bring an unforgettable taste for you.

ingredients

Semi-fatty minced meat 250 g
1 cup cobs
1/3 cup rice
1 egg
2 onions
1 cup chopped onion or chopped leek
1/3 cup freshly chopped savory
2 tbsp.  Tomato paste
2 tbsp Turmeric.
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
Salt as needed


recipe

To prepare is Koofteh Tabrizi, you must first cook the cobs separately in water until they are completely cooked. Then we put the rice in a suitable container with half a cup of water and some salt and turmeric on high heat to boil and the water is completely drained. Once the rice water is drained, set it aside to cool.
After this step, pour the cooked cobs with a number of onions and minced meat into the mixer until they are completely mixed together. Add the eggs, half-cooked rice, salt, pepper, turmeric and grated nutmeg and knead well with your hands. Knead the ingredients until they become sticky and stick to your hands.

The stage of preparing is Koofteh Tabrizi sauce

To prepare the meatball sauce in a pot, fry the onions in a little oil until the onions are semi-golden. When frying the onions, beat them a little yellow to make them more colorful and tasty.
Then add the tomato paste to the onions and fry thoroughly. Then pour a cup of water into the pan and put it in the pan to boil over high heat. After boiling, reduce the heat under the pan. .

When making meatballs, knead the ingredients one more time and remove as much as one orange from the ingredients and put them in the sauces as a large ball. You should wet your hands with water so that the meatballs do not stick to your hands.

Then close the lid and raise the heat to bring the meatballs to a boil in the sauce water. After the meatballs have boiled, reduce the heat and let the meatballs cook on low heat for 40 minutes.

Now your food is ready to eat.
Just be careful not to keep the meatballs in the sauce water after cooking the meatballs, as they may spoil .