Lamb Kofte

A family favourite and one I love to make. The kofte are easy to prepare, quick to cook and I can add so many different fresh side dishes, salads and sauces to make it fun and interesting each time.

Make a big batch of the kofte spices and its even quicker next time.

Based on a recipe by Nagi in Recipetineeats website.

Pictured: Lamb Kofte

For 500g lamb mince-

Kofte spice mixture –

2 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp ground coriander

2 tsp sweet paprika

1 tsp cinnamon

1 ½ tsp salt

½ tsp ground black pepper

Optional – ½ tsp to 1 tsp cayenne or hot paprika

Add 1 grated eschalot or ½ brown onion

¼ cup dried breadcrumbs

2 cloved minced garlic

Mix all the ingredients together well with your hands preferably as you can feel when the mixture is well mixed and comes together to form the kofte.

I use about 1 ½ tbsp per kofte and form into the kofte shapes – I don’t bother skewering, I like to cook them like sausages in a medium frypan til nice and browned on each side ready to place in a pita bread, or on the side with fresh iceberg salad, tomato, cucumber..  couscous, with natural yoghurt or hummus, lots of fresh herbs…go for it.

Serves a famiy of 5