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Lamb kofte with garlic yoghurt
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Lamb kofte with garlic yoghurt

Spiced Turkish-style lamb kofte with fluffy couscous and cool yoghurt.

Time 30 min
EffortMedium
Per portion£1.71
Calories588 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Lamb mince500 g
  • Brown onions100 g
  • Couscous250 g
  • Natural yoghurt150 g
  • Cucumber½ cucumber
  • Garlic3 cloves
  • Lemons1 lemon

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, paprika, ground cumin. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Gluten, Milk.

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Nutrition per adult portion
588
calories
32g
protein
53g
carbs
27g
fat
4g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

  1. Grate the onion. In a bowl, mix the lamb mince with the onion, a teaspoon of cumin, a teaspoon of paprika, half a teaspoon of salt and some black pepper. With wet hands, shape into 12 fingers.500 g lamb mince100 g brown onions
  2. Heat the grill to high, or a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Cook the kofte for 10 minutes, turning, until browned all over and cooked through with no pink.
  3. Put the couscous in a bowl with a pinch of salt, pour over boiling water to cover by 1 cm, cover with a plate and leave for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and squeeze in the juice of the lemon.250 g couscous1 lemon
  4. Grate a little garlic into the yoghurt and slice the cucumber. Serve the kofte on the couscous with the garlic yoghurt and cucumber.150 g natural yoghurt½ cucumber3 cloves garlic
The trick that makes it

Chill the shaped kofte for 10 minutes so they hold together when cooking.

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