Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, lamb kofta. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Kofta is a Middle Eastern dish made from ground lamb or beef mixed with onions, garlic, and spices. The meat mixture is shaped into balls, patties or logs, and then grilled and served with pita, salads, dips, and sauces. Lamb Kofta Be the first to rate & review! Traditional kofta hug the metal skewers in oblong ovals for stability and greater contact with the grill.
Lamb Kofta is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Lamb Kofta is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lamb kofta using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lamb Kofta:
- Make ready 26½ oz lamb lean steak (ground / minced*) .
- Prepare 2 teaspoons cumin ground
- Prepare 2 teaspoons coriander ground
- Prepare 1½ teaspoons chili flakes
- Prepare 3 teaspoons garlic powder
- Prepare to taste salt pepper and
- Make ready “ Spray2Cook ” ( a word used to describe
- Prepare any low - cal . non - stick cook ’ s oil spray )
- Take 8 long wooden kebab sticks
- Prepare 3½ oz cucumber (very finely chopped) .
- Make ready 10 tablespoons Greek yogurt low-fat (2%)
- Prepare 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Prepare handful mint fresh (chopped)
- Prepare 2 teaspoons cumin ground
Mold the patties tightly around a long skewer so they form. These Lamb Koftas are a long standing personal favourite Middle Eastern recipe! Made with lamb mince (ground lamb) and a hefty dose of spices, the smell when this is cooking is intoxicating! You'll be surprised how many of the spices you already have for this Lamb Koftas recipe - they're pantry standards.
Instructions to make Lamb Kofta:
- Soak the kebab sticks in water for at least 20 minutes.
- Grate the cucumber. Place on paper kitchen towel a squeeze lightly to remove liquid. Repeat if necessary. Check the yield of grated cucumber is 100g / 3½ oz. Mix all the ingredients for the dip together and place in a bowl or bowls.
- Mix the minced lamb with the cumin, coriander, chili and garlic. Work well with your hands to ensure the spices permeate the meat. Season with salt and pepper and mix again. Divide the spiced and seasoned meat into 8 equal portions. Roll each into a ball and then elongate into a sausage shape. Press a skewer through the length of the kofta and spray all over with Spray2Cook.
- Place the kebabs under the broiler / grill on a narrow mesh gridded pan (set at high) 10 cm / 4 inches from the heat. Grill, turning to cook evenly, for approximately 10 minutes. Serve with the dip.
- Alternatively grill on the BBQ for roughly the same amount of time but, as the heat varies, take care to ensure cooking is complete and do not allow charring. Also take care that the grill bars do not stick to the meat.
Made with lamb mince (ground lamb) and a hefty dose of spices, the smell when this is cooking is intoxicating! You'll be surprised how many of the spices you already have for this Lamb Koftas recipe - they're pantry standards. This Lamb Kofta is full of warm spices, sautéed onions and garlic, Italian parsley and baked in the oven. Eat these Middle Eastern meatballs with hummus, pita, rice and your favorite salad. Put the lamb into a mixing bowl, add the onion mixture and chopped herbs along with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.
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