Name: Zola Nene's beef keftas with curried chickpeas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Beef
Ingredients: 500 g beef mince; 1 cinnamon ground; 1 cumin ground; 1 tsp paprika; 1/4 cup apricots dried, finely chopped; 4 fresh parsley chopped; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 12 wooden skewers; 1 onion sliced; 1 curry powder mild; 4 tomatoes chopped; 2 tsp sugar; 1 cup water; 1 tinned chickpeas drained and rinsed

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Ingredients (14)

500 g	beef mince
1	cinnamon — ground
1	cumin — ground
1 tsp	paprika
1/4 cup	apricots — dried, finely chopped
4	fresh parsley — chopped
	salt and freshly ground black pepper
12	wooden skewers
1	onion — sliced
1	curry powder — mild
4	tomatoes — chopped
2 tsp	sugar
1 cup	water
1	tinned chickpeas — drained and rinsed

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Method:

In a bowl, combine the beef mince, ground coriander, cumin, paprika, chopped apricots, half of the parsley, salt and pepper.

Divide into 12 pieces, and then squeeze onto kebab sticks to form keftas.

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan, then add the keftas and cook until browned on each side and cooked through.

Remove from the pan, set aside and keep them warm while preparing the chickpeas.

In the same pan, add the remaining olive oil, then sauté the onion until softened.

Add the curry powder and stir to coat the onions.

Add the tomatoes, sugar and water then cook for 5 minutes until the tomatoes begin to soften and break down. Stir in the chickpeas and leave to simmer for another 5 minutes.

Season to taste, then stir in the parsley and serve along with the keftas.

Recipe published with permission of Zola Nene, celebrity TV chef, cookbook author and Food24 Foodie At Large