Lamb Koftas with Yoghurt Dressing

Name: Lamb Koftas with Yoghurt Dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Lamb
Ingredients: 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)

Lamb

8 servings

servings

15 minutes

active time

30 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

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)

Directions

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

Serving Size

Calories

305 kcal

Total Fat

17 g

Saturated Fat

7 g

Unsaturated Fat

Trans Fat

Cholesterol

50 mg

Sodium

739 mg

Total Carbohydrate

23 g

Dietary Fiber

2 g

Total Sugars

2 g

Protein

15 g