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Persian sini kufteh, meat with tahini

Persian sini kufteh, meat with tahini

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Persian Sini Kufteh: A mixture of ground beef and lamb, combined with bulgur, onion, and spices, baked in the oven under a layer of tahini and pine nuts.

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Recipe from Roozitaa, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Sini kufteh is a Persian dish consisting of meatballs cooked in the oven, served with a tahini sauce and pine nuts.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$21.03 $3.51 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.57
  • $4.71
  • $8.81
  • $0.10
  • $0.04
  • $1.05
  • $0.80
  • $1.75
  • $2.20

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Thoroughly mix all the ingredients, then knead the dough until it becomes sticky. ≈ 4 min
  2. Pour this a small amount of tahini sauce at the bottom of an oven-safe dish. Then, spread a meat patty over the sauce, making it the same size as the dish. ≈ 3 min
  3. Drizzle the meat with tahini sauce, then sprinkle with pine nuts. ≈ 2 min
  4. Bake until cooked, then garnish with paprika.

The bill

Persian sini kufteh, meat with tahini

  • 150 g of pre-cooked bulgur wheat with its outer layer, soaked in cold water for several hours.$1.57
  • 500 g of ground beef$4.71
  • 500 g of ground lamb$8.81
  • 50 g of finely grated onion$0.10
  • 5 grams of salt$0.04
  • cinnamon, green cumin, powdered cilantro, black pepper, and nutmeg, for a total of 5 grams of spices$1.05
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • Tahini sauce, in sufficient quantity$1.75
  • pine nuts, in bulk$2.20

Total$21.03

that's $3.51 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 150 g of pre-cooked bulgur wheat with its outer layer, soaked in cold water for several hours.
  • 500 g of ground beef
  • 500 g of ground lamb
  • 50 g of finely grated onion
  • 5 grams of salt
  • Chopped or minced garlic, to taste
  • cinnamon, green cumin, powdered cilantro, black pepper, and nutmeg, for a total of 5 grams of spices
  • 2 eggs
  • Approximately 170 to 180 grams of meat per patty, for the base of the dish.
  • Tahini sauce, in sufficient quantity
  • pine nuts, in bulk
  • paprika, for decoration

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