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Ash kufteh, Persian meatball and herb soup

Ash kufteh, Persian meatball and herb soup

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A thick Iranian soup: rice, chickpeas, and chopped herbs, including some ground into meatballs filled with onion, grape, and walnut, which are cooked in t…

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Discover this vegetable stew recipe, inspired by the traditional Kofte Sabzi dish from the Fars province (Shiraz).

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodslow cooking
  • Estimated cost$6.98 $1.75 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.38
  • $1.73
  • $1.46
  • $0.92
  • $0.32
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Chop the rice and soaked chickpeas (soaked for 12 hours) with the herbs using a food processor. Set aside some of the mixture for the soup.
  2. Mix the remaining ingredients with the ground meat, salt, pepper, and turmeric, then pulse in a food processor. ≈ 4 min
  3. Take a portion of this mixture, hollow it out, fill it with fried onions, grapes, and walnuts, and then close it up. Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
  4. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the meatballs. Simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. Add the reserved mixture, a spoonful of oil, salt, and turmeric, and simmer over low heat, ensuring the sauce doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.

The bill

Ash kufteh, Persian meatball and herb soup

  • 250 g of ground meat$2.38
  • 500 g of chickpeas$1.73
  • 500 g of rice$1.46
  • Onion frit, grapes, and walnuts for the filling$0.92
  • salt, pepper, turmeric$0.32
  • oil$0.17

Total$6.98

that's $1.75 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 250 g of ground meat
  • 500 g of chickpeas
  • 500 g of rice
  • 1 kg of herbs (leek, watercress, tarragon, parsley)
  • Onion frit, grapes, and walnuts for the filling
  • salt, pepper, turmeric
  • oil

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