Grape Molasses Glazed Chickpea + Carrot Patties

Name: Grape Molasses Glazed Chickpea + Carrot Patties (Kabab-e Moshti-e Esfahani)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves: 4 to 6 (about 14 patties)
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: green leaf lettuce to use as a wrap; ½ cup/120 ml oil or butter for frying; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 2 teaspoons fine sea salt; ½ cup/50 g chickpea flour; 2 teaspoon Isfahani seven-spice advieh or curry powder; ¼ cup/20 g chopped fresh parsley; 1 medium onion, peeled and quartered; 1 lb/450 g ground lamb, chicken, turkey, or fish fillets (all small bones removed); ¼ cup/50 g grape molasses or sugar; ½ teaspoon ground saffron threads dissolved in 2 tablespoon water; ¼ cup/60 ml fresh lime juice; 1½ lb/675 g carrots (about 4 large), peeled and cut into chunks; ¼ cup/60 g grape molasses; ½ teaspoon fine sea salt; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; ½ cup/120 ml wine vinegar

Kabab-e Moshti-e Esfahani

Preparation info

Serves:
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

You can choose between two different glazes here: one with grape molasses, lime juice, and saffron; and the other with tomato paste, vinegar, and grape molasses. Try these patties both ways—you won’t be disappointed.

Ingredients

Paste

1 lb/450 g ground lamb, chicken, turkey, or fish fillets (all small bones removed)

Asia
Iran
Side dish
Gluten-free

Method

Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
For the paste: Place the lamb in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
Place the onion, carrots, salt, pepper, turmeric, and advieh in a food processor and pulse until you have a grainy paste. Transfer to the mixing bowl, add the chickpea flour a little at a time, and knead with your hands until all of