Should I attempt this turkish dish? Melik says he remembers it with strips of onion, not the eggplant and zucchini. And with ground beef, not lamb.

INGREDIENTS

500 gm lamb-minced
4 pieces bread
1/4 cup milk
3 tbsp chopped onion
2 tsp fresh parsley-chopped
1/2 tsp chopped garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
1 eggplant
1 green zucchini
2 tbsp diced tomatoes
1 tsp tomato paste
1 tsp basil paste
1/2 cup water Put bread, milk, pepper, salt, black pepper, onion, parsley, garlic and lamb in a bowl

METHOD

Mix well. Divide into equal barrel shaped portions. Apply little basil paste on them.

Now shallow fry them in a pan. Add diced tomato, onion, parsley, tomato paste and water to make a gravy. Keep aside

Peel the eggplant and zucchini. Cut into long strips. Sprinkle them with a little salt and sear in a pan till it turns colour.

To serve, wrap the kofte in the eggplant and zucchini. Garnish with remaining gravy, parsley and olive oil.

or this recipe

Turkish Kofte

>Yield: 6 servings
>1 lb Ground beef
>1 Large onion minced
>1/2 c Grated parmesan cheese
>1/2 c Minced flat parsley
>1/4 c Chopped dill
>Salt &pepper to taste
>1/2 c Flour
>3 Eggs, beaten
>1/2 c Solid white shortening
>Lemon Egg sauce:
>4 Eggs
>6 tb Lemon juice
>2 c Clear chicken broth
>Place meat and ingredients down to and including salt
>and pepper and knead 5 minutes. Form into egg shaped
>ovals and then roll in flour. dip into eggs beaten
>until frothy. Saute in skillet with hot shortening.
>Makes 12 balls. For sauce: Beat eggs until frothy in
>small saucepan. Add lemon juice and stir. Place over
>low flame. Add broth slowly, stirring constantly. cook
>and stir 10 to 15 minutes until thick. Do not let
>boil. Makes 2 cups. Serve lemon sauce over meatballs
>and serve with steamed broccoli.

or this simple recipe

INGREDIENTS:
1 lb ground beef or lamb 1 onion, chopped fine 2 Tbsp fresh bread crumbs
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley 1 tsp ground cumin (optional) 1 egg
salt and ground black pepper olive oil, for brushing

1 Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl with seasoning to taste. Knead thoroughly.
2 Preheat a hot broiler. Take walnut-size pieces in your hand and flatten to an oval shape. Continue making little patties until you have used up all the mixture.
3 Brush the broiler with a little oil and cook the burgers, turning them for even cooking. serve hot.