Simple Lamb Koftas

Easy to maker meal with a delicious aroma of fresh herbs, fruits and a touch of spice!
Enough to feed four people – 3 kebabs each

Into a large bowl put

400gms of fresh minced lean lamb
grated zest of 1 orange
grated zest of 1 lemon
½ teaspoon on ground cumin
good handful of finely chopped fresh mint leaves
good handful of finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
1 teaspoon of harissa paste or substitute chilli powder

or paprika or hot chilli sauce or enough to taste.
Finish with a good grind of black pepper and stir well to incorporate all the herbs, zest and spices.

Roll into small sausages and then slice onto wooden skewers

( pre soak to stop drying out when cooking).

Cover the base of a frying pan with olive oil and shallow fry in batches

only takes a couple of minutes or so per batch turning half way through

Serve with a yoghurt sauce from
200ml of Greek yoghurt,

 squeeze of lemon juice,

 tablespoon of chopped mint

and some more harissa or spice to warm it up

9th September 2005