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Arzuman köftəsi, large stuffed meatball

Arzuman köftəsi, large stuffed meatball

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A large lamb patty encasing a chicken filled with egg, plum, walnut, and grape, poached in water and then drizzled with melted ghee.

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Recipe from Araz Yaquboglu, Eminn, Cekli829 and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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A large lamb patty encasing a chicken filled with dried fruits: a festive dish from Azerbaijani cuisine.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in water
  • Estimated cost$7.03 $1.41 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

5 people
  • $2.87
  • $1.41
  • $0.07
  • $0.40
  • $1.05
  • $1.23

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Lightly cook the chicken or young chicken until it is golden brown.
  2. Peel the hard-boiled egg, then stuff the chicken with the egg, chopped plums, crushed walnuts, and grapes. ≈ 10 min
  3. Add the chopped onion to the food processor with the lamb, then season with salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  4. First, roll out the dough on a floured surface, then spread it out into a thin circle and place the stuffed chicken on top. ≈ 10 min
  5. Completely wrap the chicken in the filling to form a large ball. ≈ 3 min
  6. Cook in boiling water until the dumpling is cooked through, basting with ghee.

The bill

Arzuman köftəsi, large stuffed meatball

  • 163 g of ground lamb$2.87
  • 40 g of ghee (clarified butter)$1.41
  • 30 grams of onion$0.07
  • 1 hard-boiled egg$0.40
  • 15 g of chopped cilantro$1.05
  • 5 grams of sumac$1.23

Total$7.03

that's $1.41 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 163 g of ground lamb
  • 40 g of ghee (clarified butter)
  • 30 grams of onion
  • 1 hard-boiled egg
  • 15 g of chopped cilantro
  • 5 grams of sumac
  • 1 chicken or 1 chick (quantity of your choice)
  • plum, walnut, and grape, to taste
  • salt and hot pepper, to taste

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