Lamb Kofta
Koftas are easy to make at home. This meat on a stick is satisfyingly good. Squeeze fresh lemon or lime on top and add to a shawarma wrap with Garlic Yogurt Sauce.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Spices for Lamb Kofta
- 1 Tbsp Salt
- 2 Tbsp Cumin powder
- 1 Tbsp Onion powder
- 1 Tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Nutmeg powder
- 2 Tbsp Smoked paprika powder
- 1 Tbsp Sumac powder
Base ingredients
- 650 grams Minced lamb
- ¼ cup Bread crumbs
- 5 Tbsp Olive oil
- Arabic bread
Fresh ingredients
- 4 Garlic cloves minced
- 1 Onion minced
- ½ cup Fresh Parsley
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients: Finely mince the garlic cloves and onion, and roughly chop the parsley. Gather the spices and minced lamb.
- Mix the ingredients: Prepare a large bowl, add minced lamb, spices, garlic, onion, parsley, bread crumbs, salt, black pepper and 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Shape the Lamb Kofta's: First, shape the minced meat into a ball and then slowly roll them into the shape of cylindrical patties and skewer them. This recipe makes 12 Koftas and the patties will be about 54 grams each.
- Cook the Lamb Kofta's: Preheat a pan on medium low heat. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil on the pan and cook for 5 minutes on each side of the patty. If you are grilling them on fire, be careful not to burn the skewer stick. Grill the Kofta for 4 minutes on each side. Apply the tzatziki on the Arabic bread, layer the red cabbage slaw and 2 lamb Koftas.