Carrot Rolls with Apricots and Pine Nuts

Name: Carrot Rolls with Apricots and Pine Nuts (Havuç köftesi)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 slices bread, rubbed into crumbs; 6 dried apricots, finely chopped; 3-4 spring onions, finely sliced; 2 tablespoons pine nuts; 10 medium-sized carrots, peeled and sliced; 2 slices bread, rubbed into crumbs; bunch of parsley, mint and dill, finely chopped; bunch of parsley, mint and dill, finely chopped; salt and freshly ground black pepper; bunch of parsley, mint and dill, finely chopped; 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed with salt; 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed with salt; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon kırmızı biber; 2 cloves garlic, crushed with salt; juice of ½ lemon; 2 cloves garlic, crushed with salt; plain flour for coating; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons thick creamy yogurt; sunflower oil for frying

Havuç köftesi

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Turkish Cooking

By Ghillie Basan

Published 1995

About

A real treat when you find them, havuç köftesi rarely make an appearance outside Istanbul and Izmir. Probably the result of experimentation in the Ottoman Palace kitchens, they are delicate in flavour and quite heavenly when served hot with cold garlic-flavoured yogurt.

Ingredients

10 medium-sized carrots, peeled and sliced
2 slices bread, rubbed into crumbs
6

Asia
Turkey
Izmir
Side dish
Vegetarian
Mediterranean
Istanbul

Method

Steam the carrots until soft. Drain well, put them in a large bowl, and mash with a fork. Add the rest of the ingredients and knead well. If there is any liquid in the mixture add more breadcrumbs but the mixture should be moist and sticky.
Tip a small heap of flour on to a flat surface. Take small portions of the carrot mixture in your hands and mould into oblong