Lamb Kofta Recipe

[Tony Angelino]

Really fancy one for tea, anybody got any good recipies please? Google throws up loads but as ever you never know what you are going to get. Will do it on the BBQ, sticking it in a flatbread and I like medium/medium hot stuff.

thanks

[21TonyK]

No real recipe as such but I tend to add fresh minced garlic and chili, fresh coriander and peppers very finely diced with dried cumin, salt and pepper. No idea if its authentic or even a real "Kofta" but with salad, minty yoghurt with a splash of harissa in a pitta its perfect summer food.

[rsbmw]

This is what I would roughly use

1lb minced lamb
3-4 large cloves garlic minced
Small amount minced ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1 heaped tsp curry powder of your choice
1 level tsp ground fenugreek
1 level tsp ground cumin
1 level tsp turmeric
Large handful chopped fresh coriander
1-2 green finger chillies if you have them to hand
If you have a nice pataks paste to hand I often throw a tsp of that in too

Sounds like a lot of spice, but they tend to be overly bland with much less.

I would fry off a bit and adjust seasoning before cooking the rest.

[MyM2006]

Recipe I use
2 Onions grated (all the liquid squeezed out)
bunch parsley, finely chopped
bunch mint (leaves only), finely chopped
750g lamb mince
50g toasted pine nuts, chopped
1 1/2tsp cinnamon
1 1/2tsp ground all spice
1/2tsp nutmeg
1 1/2tsp black pepper
1 1/2tsp salt
Stick it all together, leave for an hour to chill before grilling.

Alternatively I stick in whatever is at hand, usually turns out ok.

[rsbmw]

Above looks like a good Greek style kofta, on reflection mine is more of an Indian style sheek kebab

[tomsugden]

This is what I use, the pistachios work really well:

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/lamb-recipes/gr...