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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.
Serves a family of 5. DF. GF if use right breadcrumbs. Freezes well.
Pictured: Lamb Kofte
For 500g lamb mince-
Kofte spice mixture –
Ingredients
- 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
Method
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.
Dietary preferences
- Dairy-Free with ingredient checks
- Gluten-Free with substitutions
