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Fish koftas

HB-3477 · Hand-built original · Middle Eastern, Persian

Fish koftas — the dish itself.
Served with its “pairs well with” suggestions: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado.

Middle Eastern spiced white fish koftas with feta, pan-fried until golden and served with minted yoghurt.

Middle Eastern, PersianMain35 minServes 10127 kcalDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: white fish

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

Servings:10quantities adjust to match

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

  1. Blitz the fish and egg white in a food processor on high for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until smooth.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Blitz the yoghurt, mint leaves, lemon juice and 1/4 tsp salt until smooth and chill until needed.
  6. Serve the koftas with the minted yoghurt and rice.

Prep: 20 min · Cook: 10 min · Total: 35 min

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

127 kcalCalories
12 gProtein
8 gCarbs
5 gFat
0.4 gFibre
0.3 gSugars
345 mgSodium
31 mgCholesterol
1 servingServing

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