Spicy kofta kebabs
With crunchy salad & cooling yoghurt
25 mins
Super easy
serves 4
About the recipe
Brilliantly simple, mega cheap and packed with flavour, this lamb kofta recipe is the real deal. I like to serve them in wraps with a lemony salad, a dollop of yoghurt and a kick from fresh chilli.
Ingredients
KEBABS
400g quality lean lamb mince
1 bunch of fresh thyme
1 lemon
SPICES (OPTIONAL)
1 teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon ground chilli
1 tablespoon ground cumin
TO SERVE
4 tortilla wraps
1 round lettuce
optional: olive oil
optional: lemon juice
4 heaped tablespoons natural yoghurt
1 fresh red chilli
Method
- Place 4 wooden skewers in a tray of water to soak.
- Place the lamb and spices (if using) into a big bowl, pick in the thyme leaves and finely grate in the lemon zest, then scrunch and mix together well.
- Divide the mixture into 4 equal pieces. With damp hands, shape the meat around and along each skewer, pressing little indents into the meat as you go, for a nice texture.
- Grill the kebabs on a barbecue for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden and cooked through, then push to the cool side and warm your tortillas next to them for 30 seconds (you can cook everything on a griddle pan or under the grill, if you prefer).
- Transfer the tortillas to plates and top each with a little lettuce. Drizzle with olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice, if you like.
- Slip the meat off the skewers and break it up, add a dollop of yoghurt and drizzle over any resting juices. Finely chop and sprinkle with chilli (deseed if you like) for an extra kick, then tuck in. Delicious!
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