Koofteh Berenji (Persian Rice Meatball) - Cooking with Yousef

Hi friends, today we are making Koofteh Berenji (or Berenje) ((کوفته برنجی)) which is "Persian Rice Meatball". It's a wonderful dish, full of flavor and fun to make.
Ingredients List:
- 2 pounds of ground beef (15-20% fat is what I use)
- 1 Cup pre-cooked rice (most cook before mixing)
- 3/4 cups split peas pre-cooked (most cook before mixing)
- 2 onions
- 16-20 Aloo Bukhara "Persian Sour Plum" (substitute Sour Plum if you cannot find aloo)
- 3 Tablespoons of Tomato Paste
- 4 Tablespoon of Dried Herbs (equal amounts of Savory, Parsley, Basil, Chives, Tarragon)
- 1/2 Cup Raisin
- 2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1/4 Teaspoon Red Pepper
- 2 Teaspoon Turmeric
- 2 Teaspoon Salt
- 5 or 6 Tablespoon Liquid Saffron
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[@todddavis4543]

Thank you so very much.

[@behrouzroshani1020]

I just found your channel, thank you for sharing these amazing recipes! Best regards from Montreal 🇨🇦

[@CookingWithYousef]

Thanks Behrouz Jaan

[@behnazmohammadi7722]

Thank you for explaining very well🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@CookingWithYousef]

You're welome!

[@richardkashfi6251]

Yousef you're making me hungry. Another beautiful dish !

[@js7934]

Wow, this looks so good!

[@reefkeepingandeverythingelse]

Would love to try them!
They look amazing

[@Cherry-sc4nk]

great dish...loved it

[@sunloveone]

Looks delicious, I'm eager to try this recipe. Thanks, Yousef!

[@roborobodian1637]

Salom Yousef,
the meal looks very good. Thx for the recipe, i will try to cook it.
I see you didnt crying by cutting onion. You must be a harder man than me. ;-)

[@sadie4479]

This looks amazing!!! I love trying new foods way too much! This channel is a treasure 😍❤️

[@CookingWithYousef]

Thank you!

[@khunchaa]

Amazing chef! I have learnt a lot about persian food and thanks to you sir 🙏

[@rohilizashanker7031]

Epitome of Sweet & savoury 😋

[@AmerCanada]

Koftas look super delicious

[@ratnaadnan4783]

Agha Yousef, I Accidentally found your channel. I made bamiye stew today and turned out amazing. Can't wait to try your other recipes.

[@danijelakelava6602]

Very beautiful.😍♥️😘♥️

[@CookingWithYousef]

Merci!

[@ghazalehatighehchian5764]

For me and my friend flores
😋😊😋😊💗

[@ChefsKitchen-pr3mi]

very nice recipe

[@nelarizaj1613]

My husband is Iranian and his mother is the best in cooking persian food! I love it ❤️❤️ thank you for your videos

[@grazelbustillo585]

I feel craving of food from meddle east that's why I search this vedio so much appreciated sir

[@CookingWithYousef]

:)

[@zainabhaider7227]

amazing !

[@user-mi7gb4hi3k]

thank you 🌹

[@CookingWithYousef]

💚

[@cikamango7312]

Exelent !Aloha from Hawaii

[@CookingWithYousef]

🤙🏽💚

[@shamimmalik2188]

I will try it some times
Looks good

[@saraabraham9963]

Mr. Yousef please put the FULL recipe.
thanks!

[@dawnlightening]

These koofteh look delicious! And I love your beautiful Begonias. Ustad Yousef, please make a video on how to make the Iranian Zafran and Rosewater icecream Bastani. Many thanks in advance.

[@aketabi]

Beautiful dish, magnificent!

[@CookingWithYousef]

💚

[@mary_syl]

Hi Yousef! Love your videos, please keep them up! 😄
Quick question: for the dried herb mix, would a gormeh sabzi mix work too? Thanks!

[@natviolen4021]

Oh, this looks good and made its way to my to-cook list right away. I'm fond of Persian cuisine because of its lovely spices and relatively few and available ingredients. The sour plums give me a headache, though. I'ld like to use them because I think they will fit well into the dish, but I can't find them anywhere (I'm in Europe). Having considered a range of alternatives I ended up with rhubarb. Yousef, do you think this will work?

[@heidigi836]

Hello dear, merci 🙏for your lovely effort of teaching us beautiful dishes from the flavourful Iranian Cuisine.
Would you please clear my confusion: looking at the stuffing, I thought this is 'Koofteh Tabrizi'.
Thank you in advance for your kind reply🙏.
I am already looking forward to your next recipe😊.
Stay safe, stay blessed 🙏

[@mantronixtube]

yea! merci!

[@juniper4915]

I’m sure it’s delicious.

[@CookingWithYousef]

Yes, please try it friend 🌺💚

[@marieta.s]

What an interesting dish! I would definitely like to try it but some of the ingredients I wouldn’t be able to find them. Maybe with a small tweak I could make it work but it wouldn’t be like the original recipe.

[@Rozibaba]

Akh jun. Merci

[@iTsMiSsToYou5000]

Hi, how do those dried herbs look like in the original packaging and what stores carry that product?

[@amirr2259]

Salaam Yousef, you make very delicious food can you tell me in Iran nanava (carom seed)? It use in cooking in Iran. Thank You

[@bozmerz4358]

Looks fantastic... But I so wish you would've cut one open and let us see inside!

[@CookingWithYousef]

Thank you, yes, you are right :)

[@Suparna_S]

What is Savory spice?

[@thuyanhtrieu6933]

Hi, can u use normal jasmin rice ( because i dont have basmati rice ) for this recipe? Thank you

[@shahlaswinney-zj7nj]

yes

[@livingLge]

It would be helpful to let you viewers know that the "yellow split peas," called "lapeh dir paz" are the same thing as Channa Dal that can be found in any Indian grocery. If they use yellow split peas as Americans know them, they will turn to mush.

[@mjoseph990]

Is a printed copy of your recipes available? It's hard to shop and cook from a video.

[@CookingWithYousef]

Not yet, just the ingredients list for now.

[@beachboy_boobybuilder]

That's it......I am going to find me a nice Persian chick and marry her.

[@WV591]

And this is why you never want to try this at home. just find a restaurant and hope for the best.

[@2379030]