Middle-East Morrocan Lamb Koftas on the BBQ

Enjoy Lamb Koftas on your BBQ, Weber or even fried on your stove top the Middle-Eastern way.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Category: Dinner, Lamb Recipe, Life Style Recipes, Light Dinners, Lunch, Meal Times, Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes
• Cuisine: African, Indian, Mediterranean, Mexican Food, Outdoor Cooking, South African
• Cooking Method: Braai / BBQ, Out Doors, Stove Top, Weber BBQ

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS FOR KOFTAS

• 500 g Ground Lamb ((Mince))
• 1/2 Onion ((Grated))
• 1/4 cup Breadcrumbs
• 2 Clove Garlic ((Chushed))
• 2 tsp Fresh Coriander ((Chopped))

INGREDIENTS FOR KOFTA SPICE

• 2 tsp Cumin
• 2 tsp Coriander
• 2 tsp Paprika
• 1 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper

INGREDIENTS FOR YOGHURT SAUCE

• 1 cup Greek Yoghurt ((Plain Thick Yoghurt))
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 Clove Garlic ((Crushed))
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Pepper

Instructions

METHOD YOGHURT SAUCE:

1. 1. Combine the Yogurt sauce ingredients and leave in fridge for at least 20 mninutes for the flavor to develop (overnight even better!).

METHOD KOFTAS:

2. 1. Grate the Onion into the bowl using a standard box grater. Add remaining Kofta ingredients and mix well with your hands.
3. 2. With damp hands, divide the meat into 8 equal pieces and push and shape the meat onto 8 skewers. Make them smooth or a bit chunky (more surface area to brown!).

COOKING METHODS:

STOVE:

4. 1. Preheat 1/2 tbsp Oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook in batches for 5 minutes in total, turning to brown evenly all over.

BBQ:

5. 1. BBQ on medium high for about 6 minutes, rotating to brown all over.

Broiler/Oven Grill:

6. 1. Preheat and cook koftas 30cm from heat source for 12 minutes, rotating as needed until lightly browned (you won't get as good a browning as stove/BBQ).