Recipe: Appetizing Persian-Style Lentil Meatball Soup

Persian-Style Lentil Meatball Soup.

you can have Persian-Style Lentil Meatball Soup using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Persian-Style Lentil Meatball Soup

1. You need 300 ml of Lentils.
2. You need 2 tbsp of Uncooked white rice.
3. It's 300 grams of Ground beef.
4. It's 1 of Onion.
5. It's 2 of Boiled eggs.
6. You need 8 of Dried plums (or dried prunes).
7. Prepare 1 of Ripe tomato (or canned tomatoes).
8. It's 3 of Soup stock cube.
9. Prepare 1 tsp of Turmeric.
10. You need 1 of Salt and pepper.
11. Prepare 900 ml of Water.

Persian-Style Lentil Meatball Soup step by step

1. Boil the lentils and rice for about 30 minutes until soft. Thoroughly drain the water and mash the lentils..
2. Grate half of the onion, and knead it with 270 g of the beef and 1 teaspoon of salt until even..
3. Combine Steps 1 and 2 and knead well..
4. Season the remaining 30 g of beef with salt and pepper and lightly knead. Roll into small balls and cook in a frying pan..
5. Quarter the boiled eggs..
6. Divide the mixture from Step 3 into 8 portions. Form into balls around the dried plums, boiled eggs, and meatballs from Step 4..
7. Cut the remaining half of the onion into wedges and sauté in a pot. Add the turmeric and continue sautéing..
8. Cut the tomato into wedges, add to Step 7, and continue sautéing. Add 900 ml of water and the soup stock cubes and simmer..
9. Add the balls from Step 6 to Step 8 and simmer for about 20 minutes..