Vegetarian Cofte

• 1 cup red lentil
• 1/2 cup fine bulgur
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 cups of water
• 1 medium onion, very finely chopped
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tbsp tomato + red pepper paste (if you cannot find red pepper paste you can use 1 tbsp tomato paste)
• ~1 tsp salt
• juice of half or 1 lemon (depends on how you like it: sour or not so sour)
• 1/3 bunch parsley, finely chopped (or mint)
• 1/2 bunch green onion, finely chopped
• curly leaf lettuce

1. -Wash lentils and boil them in 2 cups of water until it almost soaks the water.
2. -Once you turn it off, add bulgur and salt. Mix once and cover to let the bulgur expand. Let it cool off.
3. -Heat oil in a pan and add the onion (not the green one!) and cook until soft.
4. -Add tomato paste and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
5. -Add cumin and stir once you turn it off.
6. -Add this to the lentils which should be cool by now.
7. -Add half of finely chopped parsley, green onion, and lemon juice to the lentils. Mix all well.
8. -Take walnut size pieces and give them kofte shape in your hands.

red lentil, bulgur, olive oil, water, onion, cumin, tomato , salt, lemon, parsley, green onion, curly leaf

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/vegetarian-cofte-52550131 (may not work)