1- First of put all your ingredients on your work surface, then wash your lentils and boil them on medium heat in 2 cups of water until the water is almost gone. Then, add cracked wheat (bulgu) and salt and mix well, then cover, allowing it to absorb the remaining water.

2- Then, heat olive oil with cumin, red flakes pepper, ground black pepperin in a pan and add the onion and cook until soft. Then, add tomato paste and pepper paste cook for another 2-3 minutes, and stir mixture until you turn it off. After that, add this mixture to the lentils which should be cool by now.

3- Then, add lemon juice and finely chopped parsley to the lentils. Mix all of them well.

4- Well done, your patties mixture is ready: Just take walnut size (or egg size) pieces and give them pattie (köfte) shape in your hands. Keep alittle cup of water close by to wet your hands frequently during this process since the red lentil pattie (köfte) mixture will get stuck on your hands.

5- After forming your patties and place them on freshly washed lettuce leaves to serve. Thé Patties can be rolled into the leaves and eat.

Enjoy