Lamb koftas with cucumber sauce
- ⏱ 55 minutes
- Medium
- Serves 4
- 👥 2-cook recipe
Lamb koftas are shaped around rosemary skewers, chargrilled, and served with a cucumber yoghurt dip.
Adapted from Great British Chefs.
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COOK 1COOK 2
1Make the koftas
2Prepare rosemary skewers
Crush the cumin seeds
Strip the leaves from the rosemary sprigs, leaving a...
3Plate and serve
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COOK 2COOK 1
1Make the koftas
Crush the coriander seeds
Chop the mint for the koftas and the coriander
In a bowl, place the lamb mince, coriander seeds,...
2Prepare rosemary skewers
3Plate and serve
+ 6 more steps in the app
Ingredients
- 500 g lamb mince
- 1 tsp coriander seeds (crushed)
- 1 tsp cumin seeds (crushed)
- 2 dried chillies
- 10 g mint for the koftas (chopped)
- 10 g coriander (chopped)
- 4 sprig rosemary
- sea salt, to taste
- 1 cucumber (peeled and deseeded)
- 200 g natural yoghurt
- 10 g mint for the sauce (julienned)
- 1 pinch smoked paprika
- salt, to taste
The full plan
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1. Make the koftas COOK 1
- Crush the coriander seeds
- Chop the mint for the koftas and the coriander
- In a bowl, place the lamb mince, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, dried chillies, mint for the koftas, coriander, and sea salt together, ensuring all of the spices are evenly incorporated through the mince
- Evenly divide the mixture into 4 and mould around the rosemary skewers, forming a kebab shape
2. Prepare rosemary skewers COOK 2
- Crush the cumin seeds
- Strip the leaves from the rosemary sprigs, leaving a few decorative leaves on the tips
🤝 Cook 1 hands the knife to Cook 2.
3. Drain cucumber COOK 2
- In a colander, thinly slice the cucumber, lightly sprinkle with salt, and set aside for 10 minutes
- Julienne the mint for the sauce
4. Chill the koftas COOK 1
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes before cooking
5. Mix cucumber sauce COOK 2
- Dry the cucumber and mix with the natural yoghurt, mint for the sauce, and smoked paprika
🤝 Cook 1 hands the bowl to Cook 2.
6. Cook the koftas COOK 1
- Cook the koftas on a hot chargrill for 5—6 minutes until cooked through, turning occasionally
7. Plate and serve BOTH
- Arrange the koftas on serving plates with a pot of the dip on the side, Serve immediately
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