Meatless Çiğ Köfte

Ingredients

• Fine bulgur 1 cup
• Hot water 1 cup
• Salt 1/2 tsp
• Medium onion 1/2 pcs
• Garlic 1-2 cloves
• Tomato paste 1 tbsp
• Pepper paste 1/2 tbsp
• Isot pepper (if you can find it) 1 tbsp
• Sumac 1/2 tsp
• Paprika (sweet pepper powder) 1/2 tsp
• Black pepper 1/2 tsp
• Red pepper flakes 1/2 tsp
• Cumin 1/2 tsp
• Olive oil 1/4 cup
• Pomegranate molasses (narsharab) 1/4 cup (add less if it's very sour)

Method

1. 1.Mix the bulgur with hot water and salt, cover, and let it sit for 20 minutes.
2. 2.Then add it to a blender along with the dry ingredients and blend.
3. 3.Finally, add the olive oil and pomegranate molasses, and blend again.

Notes

• If all the bulgur doesn't fit in the blender, you can divide it into 2-3 batches and combine them at the end.