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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Puree together parsley leaves, green onions, half of the mint, the cumin, paprika, salt and pepper. Transfer to large bowl; beat in egg. Add beef and 2 tbsp water; mix well. | 2. Shape beef mixture by heaping 2 tbsp into small sausage shapes; thread each lengthwise onto metal skewer. | 3. Place skewers on grill over medium heat; close lid and grill, turning once, until no longer pink inside, 12 minutes (or broil, turning once, for 7 minutes). | 4. Meanwhile, combine yogurt with remaining mint and minced parsley. Grill or broil pitas, turning once, until hot and lightly crisped, about 4 minutes; cut each into quarters. Serve koftas with pita quarters and yogurt. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
parsley leaf	1	cup		-	-	-	-
green onion	3		chopped	57.51	12.2262	2.0661	1.0011
mint	2	teaspoons	dried	-	-	-	-
cumin	1/2	teaspoon	ground	3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
paprika	1/2	teaspoon		3.2430000000000003	0.6209	0.1626	0.1482
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
beef	1		ground lean	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
plain yogurt	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
parsley	2	tablespoons	minced	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
pita bread wheat	4			-	-	-	-
water	2	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.