Turkish Lamb Kofta Kebabs
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4.9
72 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
330 kcal
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Course
Side Dish, Main Course, Dinner
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Cuisine
Turkish
Turkish Lamb Kofta Kebabs
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A simple, exotic, fragrant midweek meal. 30 minutes, start to finish. Adapted from a recipe by Effendi restaurant in Balmain, Sydney, as shown in the Food Safari "Fire" TV series. See notes for changes made to the original recipe.
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Ingredients
Kebabs
- 1 lb / 500g lamb mince (ground lamb) (or substitute with beef)
- 1 small onion , grated or minced using a food processor - about 1/4 cup (white, brown or yellow) (Note 1)
- 1 garlic clove , minced
- 1/4 cup pistachio nuts , ground (Optional. I use my food processor) (Note 2)
- 1 1/2 tsp salt (table salt, not flakes, use 2 1/2 tsp if using kosher or sea salt flakes)
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Yoghurt Sauce
- 3/4 cup plain yoghurt (I use Greek)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 garlic clove , minced
- salt and pepper
To Serve
- Pita bread or lebanese flat bread , warmed
- Lettuce leaves of choice
- sliced tomato
- sliced red onion
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Instructions
- Mix together Yoghurt Sauce ingredients and place in the refrigerator to allow the flavours to develop.
- Place the Kebab ingredients except the oil in a bowl and use your hands to just combine (don't over mix).
- Divide into 8 portions and mould onto skewers.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add skewers (I could fit all in, placing them in alternating directions) and cook for 8 minutes, turning to brown all sides.
- Meanwhile, slice tomatoes and red onion.
- Serve kebabs with pita bread, lettuce, tomatoes, red onion and yoghurt sauce on the side. Wedges of lemon are also a great accompaniment.
Notes
- I used an ordinary box grater, but it would have been smarter to use my food processor which I used to ground the nuts! You could also finely chop it, but I find you get better flavour by grating because the juices mix throughout.
- The pistachio nuts are included in the original recipe and add richness and flavour but these are still really delicious even if you exclude them.
- The original recipe is more complicated because it requires a mix of lamb and veal mince PLUS lamb fat. So this is a simplified version using just lamb. To compensate for these changes, I added more flavour by adding onion and garlic.
- Also, these are traditionally cooked over charcoal, but they are great made on the stove! Great for summer grilling too!
- If you want to cook these on a BBQ with a GRILL, as opposed to a hot plate, soak the skewers for at least 30 minutes in water so they don't burn.
- Nutrition per serving, assuming 4 servings, for kebabs and Yoghurt Sauce only (2 kebabs per person, bread not included).
Nutrition Information
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Serving
184g
Calories
330cal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
7.9g
(3%)
Protein
37.7g
(75%)
Fat
16.1g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
4.1g
(21%)
Cholesterol
113mg
(38%)
Sodium
1007mg
(42%)
Potassium
514mg
(15%)
Fiber
1.6g
(6%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
600IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
6.6mg
(7%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
4.5mg
(25%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 330 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 184g | |
| Calories | 330cal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 7.9g | 3% |
| Protein | 37.7g | 75% |
| Fat | 16.1g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 4.1g | 21% |
| Cholesterol | 113mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 1007mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 514mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1.6g | 6% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 600IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 6.6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 4.5mg | 25% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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