Fish koftas
HB-3477 · Hand-built original · Middle Eastern, Persian
Middle Eastern spiced white fish koftas with feta, pan-fried until golden and served with minted yoghurt.
Main ingredient: white fish
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
Ingredients
- 17¾ oz white fish fillets, skinless, cut into pieces
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 red onion, grated
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- 1 tsp cooking salt
- 1/2 cup rice flour
- 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
- 2½ oz feta, plus extra to garnish
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup plain yoghurt, unsweetened
- 1/2 cup mint leaves, tightly packed
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp cooking salt
- parsley or coriander, roughly chopped, to serve
- rice, to serve
Method
- Blitz the fish and egg white in a food processor on high for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until smooth.
- Add the onion, garlic, spices, salt, rice flour and parsley and blitz for 1 minute to a paste, then fold in the crumbled feta in chunks.
- Shape the mixture with wet hands into 10-12 cylinders about 4 in long, thread onto skewers and flatten slightly to about ¾ in thick.
- Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat and cook the koftas for 2 minutes on each side, until golden, then rest on a plate.
- Blitz the yoghurt, mint leaves, lemon juice and 1/4 tsp salt until smooth and chill until needed.
- Serve the koftas with the minted yoghurt and rice.
Prep: 20 min · Cook: 10 min · Total: 35 min