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Spiced Beef Kofta Bowls with Roasted Potatoes

Crisp-edged roasted potatoes and eggplant topped with cumin-scented beef kofta, a juicy cucumber-tomato salad and a bright parsley-mint sauce.

Spiced Beef Kofta Bowls with Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 3½ medium750 gRusset potatoescut into 1-inch cubes
  • 4¼ cups cubed350 gEggplantcut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 lb500 gGround beef, 90% lean
  • ½ cup chopped80 gYellow onionfinely grated
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2 tsp4 gGround cumin
  • 1¾ tsp3 gGround coriander
  • 1¾ tsp4 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • ¼ cup50 gOlive oil
  • 1 tsp6 gSalt
  • ¾ tsp2 gBlack pepper
  • ⅔ cup chopped40 gFresh parsleyfinely chopped
  • 2½ tbsp chopped15 gFresh mintfinely chopped
  • 1 lemon, juiced45 gLemon juice
  • 2 cups sliced200 gCucumberdiced
  • 1⅓ cups200 gCherry tomatoeshalved
  • ½ medium50 gRed onionthinly sliced

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line two sheet pans with parchment.
  2. On the first pan, toss the russet potatoes and eggplant with half of the olive oil, a third of the salt and half of the black pepper. Roast 20 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, in a bowl mix the ground beef, grated yellow onion, half of the garlic, the cumin, coriander, paprika, cinnamon, another third of the salt and the remaining black pepper. Shape into 16 small oval kofta and set them on the second pan.
  4. Stir the potatoes and eggplant, then return them to the oven along with the kofta. Roast 15 to 18 minutes, until the potatoes are golden and the kofta reach 160°F (71°C) inside.
  5. While they roast, make the herb sauce: stir together the parsley, mint, remaining half of the garlic, two-thirds of the lemon juice, the remaining half of the olive oil and half of the remaining salt.
  6. Toss the cucumber, cherry tomatoes and sliced red onion with the remaining third of the lemon juice and the last of the salt.
  7. Divide the potatoes and eggplant among four bowls, top with the kofta and the cucumber-tomato salad, and spoon the herb sauce over.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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