RECIPE

Mediterranean Lamb Koftas

Rec cred: Ruhana Ebrahim
Pic cred: @mama_taught_me_well

Ingredients
500g lamb mince
¼ cup Parsley (finely chopped)
1 tablespoon Mint (finely chopped)
1 tablespoon Olive oil 
1 ½ teaspoon paprika
1 ½ teaspoon dhana jeeroo powder
¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
¼ teaspoon elachie powder
pinch nutmeg powder
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 
Wooden skewers (soaked)
1 lime/lemon

Tzatziki-
1 cup double cream yogurt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon salt (or more)
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1 cucumber (grated and squeezed to drain)

Method:
1. Add all above ingredients into a large bowl and mix well.
2. Take a handful of the mince and press around the skewer, to the shape of a fat sausage.
3. Form all and place in fridge for at least 2 hours.
4 Preheat grill pan to medium-high. Oil the grill pan.
5. Grill the kofta for a few minutes, turning once until firm to the touch and cooked through.
6. When done squeeze over some lime/ lemon juice over koftas.
7. Mix all tzatziki ingredients together and leave in fridge. Serve chilled.
8. Cut open garlic naans/ pitas. Place in some tzatziki, then kofta and more tzatziki.