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Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 6 persons
This meal, if served as six portions, provides 124 cals, 9.5g fat (of which 3g saturates), 1g sugar and 0.25g salt per portion.
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- ½ onion, peeled and finely diced
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
- 1 tsp cumin
- Chilli flakes, to taste
- 250g (8oz) minced lamb
- 1 tbsp parsley leaves, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp mint leaves, finely chopped
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
For the dressing:
- Small bunch of mint, leaves only
- ½ tsp cumin
- 3 tbsp natural yogurt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Oil for sauteing
Method
1. On a medium heat, add a little oil and fry the onion and garlic until soft. Add the cumin and chilli flakes and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Put the lamb into a mixing bowl, add the cooled onion mixture, chopped herbs and salt and pepper. Mix well.
3. Roll the lamb mixture into pieces the size of walnuts and flatten them into patties about 1 centimetre thick.
4. Place on a tray, cover and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.
5. Meanwhile making the dressing, roll up the mint leaves and finely chop.
6. Add all ingredients and mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary.
7. Place a frying pan over a medium-high heat. When hot, add the koftas for 5 - 6 minutes each side, both sides should be well browned.
8. Serve the koftas warm with the dressing on the side to dip into.
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