Best 4 Sauce For Lamb Kofta Recipes

LAMB KOFTAS WITH YOGHURT DRESSING

Steps:

• Yogurt Sauce: Combine the yogurt sauce ingredients and leave in fridge for at least 20 mninutes for the flavor to develop (overnight even better!).
• Koftas: Grate the onion into the bowl using a standard box grater. Add remaining Kofta ingredients and mix well with your hands.
• With damp hands, divide the meat into 8 equal pieces and push and shape the meat onto 8 skewers. Make them smooth (looks nicer, pictured!) or a bit nubbly (more surface area to brown!).

LAMB KOFTA WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Yogurt Sauce.
• In a small bowl, mix together all yogurt sauce ingredients, cover and chill while preparing the kofta. Add salt and pepper to taste before serving.
• Kofta.
• Place an oven rack in the center position of the oven.
• Preheat oven to broil.
• Lightly coat a rimmed baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.
• Place the bread in a food processor and pulse until it forms fine bread crumbs.
• Add the onion, parsley,mint,garlic,cumin,cinnamon,chili powder,salt, black pepper,ginger and red curry paste and process until the mixture is finely chopped.
• Transfer the mixture to a large bowl.
• Mix the egg into the onion and herb mixture.
• Add the lamb and turkey and use your hands to thoroughly mash everything together.
• Shape mixture into 12 egg-sized balls, then arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
• Lightly spray the kofta with olive oil.
• Broil for 8 minutes, then use tongs to rotate each and broil an additional 7 minutes.
• Rotate again, and broil for another 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from oven, and let stand 5 minutes.
• Wrap the pitas in foil, and place in oven for 1 to 2 minutes, just long enough to heat through.
• Arrange 3 koftas down the center of each of each pita, then top with diced tomato and yogurt sauce.
• Wrap the pita around the koftas and enjoy!

FRAGRANT LAMB KOFTA CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion for 8 mins until soft but not golden. Remove to a bowl and set aside to cool. Tip the lamb mince and half the spice blend into a medium bowl with 1/2 tsp each salt and black pepper and the cooled onions. Knead with your hands to combine evenly, then form into 16 equal meatballs. Return the pan to a medium heat and brown the meatballs all over. Remove to a plate using a slotted spoon.
• To make the sauce, fry the onion in the pan for 5 mins until beginning to soften, then add the ginger, garlic, chopped chilli (if using) and coriander stalks, and cook for a further 3 mins. Scatter in the remaining spice blend and cook for 1 min, then tip in the tomatoes, tomato purée, stock and three- quarters of the coconut cream. Stir to combine, bring to a simmer and cook for 15 mins until the sauce has reduced by a quarter.
• Return the meatballs to the pan and cook for a further 15 mins, basting the meatballs in the sauce every few minutes until the sauce has reduced by a further quarter, and the meatballs are cooked through. Drizzle over the remaining coconut cream, then scatter over the coriander leaves and sliced chilli and serve with cooked basmati rice.

LAMB KOFTA WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine all the ingredients. Roll lamb mixture to the size of a golf ball then flatten them down to about ½-inch thick. Place patties on a baking sheet greased with oil. Brush oil on patties, loosely cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Heat a griddle pan on medium-high heat and when hot, cook koftas for 3 minutes per side.
• To make yogurt sauce:.
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt - 1 tablespoons tahini - 1/2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice - 1 teaspoons mint leaves, finely chopped - freshly ground black pepper - 1/2 teaspoons cumin.
• In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients, stir, taste & adjust. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve, about 30 minutes.
• This can be served with flatbread and yogurt sauce or on sliders with yogurt sauce and muhammara.