Turkish Chicken Köfte Rice Bowl

Name: Turkish Chicken Köfte Rice Bowl
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 600 g Ground chicken; 320 g Rice; 400 g Eggplant; 200 g Red cabbage; 400 g Yogurt; Pomegranate seeds; Salt to taste; Black pepper to taste; Parsley to taste; 2 tbsp Olive oil

Chicken meatballs with rice, aubergine salad, cabbage slaw, and cacık

Ecrin Caglayan

Prep: 20m
Cook: 25m
Steps: 7
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Medium

Turkish

Bowl

Lunch

Dinner #chicken-rice-bowl #köfte

Method

Step 1Form the köfte
Mix the ground chicken with salt, black pepper, and fresh parsley. Shape into meatballs.
Ground chickenSaltBlack pepperParsley
Step 2Cook the köfte
Heat olive oil in a pan and fry the köfte until golden brown and cooked through.
Olive oil
Step 3Cook the rice
Prepare the rice according to your preferred method until tender and fluffy.
Rice
Step 4Make the aubergine salad
Roast or char the aubergine, then peel and mash. Season and mix into a smoky salad.
EggplantSaltBlack pepper
Step 5Prepare the cabbage slaw
Finely slice the red cabbage and toss into a simple slaw.
Red cabbage
Step 6Make the cacık
Mix yogurt with seasonings to make cacık.
Yogurt
Step 7Assemble the bowl
Place rice in a bowl. Add köfte, smoky aubergine salad, red cabbage slaw, and a dollop of cacık. Top with pomegranate seeds.
Pomegranate seeds