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Greek Koftas with rice and yogurt sauce
Greek Koftas with rice and yogurt sauce

Greek Kofta Recipe

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients for Koftas

500g / 1lb 2oz minced lamb

1 small onion

1 small egg

1 ½ teaspoon ground coriander

½ teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon of lemon juice or zest of 1 lemon

2 garlic cloves

1 tablespoon dried mint OR 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves

1 lamb or vegetable stock cube

Ingredients For Yogurt Sauce

200g / 7oz Full fat Greek yogurt

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

1½ teaspoons lemon juice

PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes
 
COOKING TIME: 12 minutes
 
DIFFICULTY: Easy
 
FREEZE: No
 
SERVINGS: Four
 
EQUIPMENT: 1 frying pan and 4 skewers (optional)

PREPARATION

Peel and finely chop (it's important to chop finely) the onion.

Peel and finely chop the garlic.

ADVICE FOR GREEK KOFTAS

The word Kofta (called keftedes in Greece) is derived from the Persian word "koffteh", literally meaning "pounded meat". It is first recorded as a recipe in Turkey.

There are literally hundreds of versions of this dish and they come from countries such as Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania and Armenia. Our version is made from lamb with the herbs coriander and cumin making this a distinctly Greek variety.

RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1
Put all the ingredients for the Koftas in a largish bowl and mix it well with you hands. Make sure the egg is mixed in well.

Divide the mix into eight and firmly shape each into a ball shape. Firm each kofta well so that it doesn't break up when cooking.

Mixing ingredients for Greek lamb koftas
Mixing ingredients for Greek lamb koftas

STEP 2
Cool your hands under running cold water for a minute and then mould the Koftas into the shape shown below.

Firm each kofta well again so that it doesn't break up when cooking.

Greek Koftas ready for cooking
Greek koftas ready for cooking

STEP 3
Rather than put the skewers into the koftas at this stage, cook them first. This reduces the risk of the koftas falling apart.

On a medium barbecue they will take about four minutes each side. In a frying pan on medium to high heat, they will take about 6 minutes each side.

Greek koftas cooking
Greek koftas cooking

STEP 4
While the koftas are cooking, mix the ingredients for the Yogurt sauce with a fork for about 30 seconds.

Skewer two Koftas per person, serve with rice and a salad or green beans and a tomato sauce as we did.

Greek koftas served with rice
Greek koftas served with rice

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