Lamb Koftas with Yoghurt Dressing

• portions: 8 servings
• temps total: 30 minutes

Ingrédients

1 lb / 500 g lamb mince (ground lamb)

1/2 onion (, grated)

1/4 cup breadcrumbs (, preferably panko)

2 cloves garlic (, crushed)

2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander

2 tsp cumin

2 tsp coriander

2 tsp paprika

1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

3/4 tsp cayenne pepper (this is a bit spicy, reduce to taste or leave out)

1 tsp cooking / kosher salt

1/2 black pepper

1 cup yogurt (, Greek or other thick plain)

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 clove garlic (, crushed)

1 tsp cumin

1 tbsp lemon juice

1/4 tsp salt and pepper (, each)

8 skewers (Note 1)

8 flatbreads (small)

Shredded Red Cabbage, Carrot and Mint Salad (Note 3)

OR shredded lettuce, tomato and onion slices (Note 3)

Instructions

Yogurt Sauce: Combine the yogurt sauce ingredients and leave in fridge for at least 20 mninutes for the flavor to develop (overnight even better!).

Koftas: Grate the onion into the bowl using a standard box grater. Add remaining Kofta ingredients and mix well with your hands.

With damp hands, divide the meat into 8 equal pieces and push and shape the meat onto 8 skewers. Make them smooth (looks nicer, pictured!) or a bit nubbly (more surface area to brown!).

Cooking:

Stove: Preheat 1/2 tbsp oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook in batches for 5 minutes in total, turning to brown evenly all over.

BBQ: BBQ on medium high for about 6 minutes, rotating to brown all over.

Broiler/oven grill: preheat and cook koftas 30cm/10" from heat source for 12 minutes, rotating as needed until lightly browned (you won't get as good a browning as stove/BBQ).

Serving:

Do a DIY spread - pile everything onto a platter a make everyone serve themselves.

Get a flatbread, smear with Yogurt Sauce, top with Red Cabbage Mint Salad (more options Note 3) then Kofta, drizzle over more Yoghurt Sauce. Devour and be happy!

Nutrition

• Calories: 305 kcal
• Lipides Totaux: 17 g
• Lipides Saturés: 7 g
• Cholestérol: 50 mg
• Sodium: 739 mg
• Glucides Totaux: 23 g
• Fibres Diététiques: 2 g
• Sucres Totaux: 2 g
• Protéines: 15 g