Lovely Lamb Kofta
These delightful little lamb kofta meatballs make up a dish with thousands of variations in form, size, texture, ingredients, preparation method, cooking technique and accompaniments.
Ingredients
400 grams ground lamb (minced lamb)
1 small white onion - chopped finely
3 cloves garlic - crushed
1 medium red chili (red chilli in British English) - chopped finely
1 handful parsley - chopped
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice (also called pimento or Jamaican Pepper)- 1 dash sumac
1 dash cumin
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
Instructions
- Combine the spices in a bowl.
- Chop up or crush onion, chilli, parsley and garlic.
- Put your minced lamb into the mixing bowl, add in chopped onion, chilli, parsley and crushed garlic. Next, add your spice mix and (using your hands!).
- Once combined well, starts shaping your lamb mix into kofta.
- Press kofta to compress them well and line them up on a plate.
- Pour oil into your frying pan and put on high heat.
- Place kofta into hot pan and sear, turning to ensure all sides are nicely browned (you can do this in batches if you have a small pan!).
- Once all kofta is seared (it should take about 4 minutes per batch), you can lift it out of the pan and pop it into your lined roasting tray.
- Put into the oven for another 4 minutes (feel free to toss some pine nuts into the roasting tray too). Spoon finished kofta onto plates, sprinkle a little parsley over the top and serve warm.
Nutrition
Calories: 365kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 17gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 72mgPotassium: 312mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 200IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 2mg
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