Meghri balls

3 servings

45 minutes

The recipe is taken from the book by A. Piruzyan "Armenian Culinary Arts" (1960).

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 240.5
• Proteins: 10.4g
• Fats: 17.4g
• Carbohydrates: 11.3g

Ingredients

• Beef: 125 g
• Potato: 100 g
• Chicken egg: 0.3 pc
• Peeled walnuts: 15 g
• Raisin: 10 g
• Wheat flour: 10 g
• Melted butter: 25 g
• Lemon: 15 g
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste
• Fresh mint: to taste
• Coriander: to taste
• Parsley: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Pass the beef and boiled potatoes through a meat grinder twice.

   Required ingredients:

   • Beef: 125 g
   • Potato: 100 g

2. Add crushed nuts, raisins, mint, cilantro, egg, salt, and pepper to the minced mass and mix well.

   Required ingredients:

   • Peeled walnuts: 15 g
   • Raisin: 10 g
   • Fresh mint:  to taste
   • Coriander:  to taste
   • Chicken egg: 0.3 piece
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

3. Divide the prepared minced meat into balls, coat them in flour, and fry in oil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 10 g
   • Melted butter: 25 g

4. Serve the balls coated with oil, decorated with parsley sprigs.

   Required ingredients:

   • Parsley:  to taste

5. Serve the lemon separately.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lemon: 15 g