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Fried Vegetable Balls

Vegetable balls, also known as vegetable kofta, in an easy, delicious, and creative homemade recipe! The balls are fried in plenty of oil for just a few minutes until golden.

Total time75 min
Prep25 min
Cook50 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyMedium
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Salads and appetizersLevantVegetarianDairy freeNut freeMediumLong cook

Recipe story

Vegetable balls or vegetable kofta .. a super easy and inventive vegetarian recipe

Ingredients

  • Potatoes
  • Carrots
  • Peas
  • Finely chopped parsley
  • Chopped green onion
  • A pinch of paprika
  • A pinch of black pepper
  • Salt
  • For coating:
  • Flour
  • Beaten eggs
  • Paprika
  • Ground breadcrumbs
  • This delicious and easy recipe for vegetable balls or vegetable kofta is from a friend and cook on the Shou Tabkhin Today site:
  • Alisar Rajab
  • Click on Alisar's name to visit her personal page
  • Also from Alisar, make Spanish Omelet Frittata
  • And this is Alisar's method for making Tuna Salad
  • And here are more recipes from Alisar: Tuna Balls

Method

  1. Boil the potatoes and carrots and mash them coarsely
  2. Add peas, chopped parsley, chopped green onion, paprika, pepper, and salt, then mix everything well
  3. Shape the vegetable mixture into balls
  4. Coat them in flour
  5. Beat the eggs with salt and paprika and dip the vegetable balls in the egg mixture
  6. Finally coat the balls with breadcrumbs
  7. Deep-fry them in plenty of hot oil until the vegetable balls turn golden
  8. Elissar Rajab
  9. Also from Elissar: the Spanish omelette (tortilla)
  10. This is Elissar’s method for preparing tuna salad
  11. Here also from Elissar: tuna balls

Notes and serving ideas

  • Spanish Omelet Frittata
  • Tuna Salad
  • Tuna Balls
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Alisar Rajab

They say necessity is the mother of invention! While living in an African country for a time, Alisar learned to make all the family-favorite dishes that aren’t available in shops, mastering those recipes in her own kitchen. She always gifts every visitor a homemade plate — a present from the heart, not just a duty.

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