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Fish köfte with chickpeas and saffron

Fish köfte with chickpeas and saffron

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Saffron-scented fish meatballs, filled with dried sour cherries and simmered with ground apple and chickpeas in a fish broth.

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Recipe from Cekli829, Araz Yaquboglu, Elmeddin82 and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Azerbaijani fish köfte are made with ground fish, rice, and spices. Each ball contains a dried, sour cherry.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodSlow cooking
  • Estimated cost$2.17 $0.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.07
  • $0.04
  • $0.33
  • $0.04
  • $0.30
  • $1.39

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Chop the fish and onion together. ≈ 3 min
  2. Add the rice, salt, and pepper to the ground meat mixture, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Make meatballs: one or two per serving. Place two dried sour cherries in each, then close them up. ≈ 10 min
  4. Strain the broth made with the parts of the fish that are not typically eaten.
  5. Cook the soaked chickpeas in this broth until they are partially cooked.
  6. Add the meatballs, diced apples, and chopped onion. ≈ 3 min
  7. Add the saffron, diluted in a small amount of water, and cook until everything is ready.

The bill

Fish köfte with chickpeas and saffron

  • 20 grams of chickpeas$0.07
  • 15 grams of rice$0.04
  • 150 g of ground apples$0.33
  • 20 grams of onion$0.04
  • 0.05 grams of saffron$0.30
  • Fish broth (made with the parts of the fish that are not typically eaten)$1.39

Total$2.17

that's $0.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of fish (preferably sturgeon)
  • 20 grams of chickpeas
  • 15 grams of rice
  • 10 g of dried sour cherries
  • 150 g of ground apples
  • 20 grams of onion
  • 0.05 grams of saffron
  • black pepper, to taste
  • salt, to taste
  • Fish broth (made with the parts of the fish that are not typically eaten)

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