Chicken koftas with fresh tomato sauce from Lugma: Abundant Dishes and Stories From My Middle East (page 209) by Noor Murad

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  • SarahL on February 28, 2026

    These were excellent! It took several steps, but it was worth it. The koftas were light and juicy, and the pomegranate molasses made for a great, tangy coating on the koftas. I also loved the addition of caraway. Worked very well with garlic yogurt on the side.

  • Stephenn31 on February 16, 2026

    Delicious. It looks like a lot of steps, but they all play together. The fresh tomato sauce on top was great. I added a bit of aleppo pepper to the fresh sauce at the end for a bit of head. Great with pita and yogurt/cucumber.

  • ethan_it6z0e on February 13, 2026

    (Didn’t make it on January 12th, but it was early January). I’ve made these twice, and I will say the only thing that I didn’t love was the caraway. It’s one of those flavours you either love or hate and I’m not a fan. So I swapped it out the second time I made it for cumin and was thrilled. Awesome recipe! (Pomegranate molasses is a revelation)

  • KarinaFrancis on May 31, 2025

    These were fantastic! The koftas were more flavourful than I was expecting but that sauce was outstanding! Definitely a repeat

  • Astrid5555 on April 20, 2025

    These are delicious, even though I made a big mistake and did not add the prepared tomatoes to the bowl with the chicken mince. I only realized it after preparing the koftas, so I used the tomato mixture and the tomatoe juices instead of the water to simmer the koftas in, and it worked perfectly! A definite keeper!

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