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Kofte Kebabs with Cucumber Mint Sauce

Here's how you make Kofte Kebabs with Cucumber Mint Sauce
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 8m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR THE KEBOBS
  • 1 pound ground lamb
  • 1/2 pound ground chuck
  • 1 large onion, minced
  • 3/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • FOR THE CUCUMBER-MINT SAUCE
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/2 cucumber, peeled,seeded,and diced
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Other:
  • 4 pita bread (or 4 nane lavash bread, warmed)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Mix together yogurt, cucumber, mint, salt, and garlic for the cucumber-mint sauce in a small bowl and keep chilled while preparing kebabs.

  • Step 2: Combine ingredients for kebabs in a bowl and mix together, squeezing with fingers to incorporate until smooth.

  • Step 3: Shape the meat into 8 flat torpedo shapes, about 5-inches long by 2-inches wide.

  • Step 4: Prepare grill or heat skillet.

  • Step 5: Cook kebabs for 6-8 minutes, turning to cook all sides.

  • Step 6: Serve 2 kebabs on each pita or lavash with cucumber-mint sauce.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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