Red Lentil Kofte / Mercimek Köftesi

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Step 1

-Wash lentils and boil them on medium heat in 2 cups of water until the water is almost gone.

Step 2

-Once you turn it off, add bulgur and salt. Mix once and cover to let the bulgur expand. Let it cool off.

Step 3

-Heat oil in a pan and add the onion (not the green one!) and cook until soft.

Step 4

-Add tomato paste and cook for another 1-2 minutes.

Step 5

-Add cumin and stir once you turn it off.

Step 6

-Add this to the lentils which should be cool by now.

Step 7

-Add lemon juice and half of finely chopped parsley and green onion (we're saving the rest of parsley and green onions to garnish) to the lentils. Mix all well.

Step 8

-Take walnut size pieces and give them kofte shape in your hands. Keep a little bowl of water close by to wet your hand frequently during this process since the kofte mixture will get stuck on your hands.

Step 9

-You can either place lettuce leaves on a serving plate and put koftes on top as in the picture, or serve koftes and lettuce leaves separately, or skip lettuce leaves completely; however, they reallly go well together.