Kufte-Bozbash or Azerbaijani Meatball Soup | AZ Cookbook Recipe | Samsung Food App

Ingredients

• ½ cup dried chickpeas, soaked overnight in cold water or 1 cup canned, drained and rinsed
• Crushed dried mint, for garnish
• Meatballs
• 1 pound (1/2 kg) ground beef or lamb, or a combination (I use 85% lean/15% fat organic ground beef)
• 1 medium onion, passed though a meat grinder or grated
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup medium-grain white rice, rinsed
• 1 tablespoonful crushed dried mint (optional but recommended; read about the herbs in the intro to the recipe)
• 1 teaspoonful crushed dried summer savory (optional but recommended)
• 1 teaspoonful crushed dried basil (green basil; optional but recommended)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 dried small sour plums
• Broth
• 2 tablespoons clarified butter or regular unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and left whole
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric
• Salt
• Ground black pepper