Kofte Kebabs with Cucumber Mint Sauce
Created by Sue on April 17, 2013
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 8m
- Recipe #9054
Ingredients
- 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)
How to Make
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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.
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Step 2: Combine ingredients for kebabs in a bowl and mix together, squeezing with fingers to incorporate until smooth.
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Step 3: Shape the meat into 8 flat torpedo shapes, about 5-inches long by 2-inches wide.
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Step 4: Prepare grill or heat skillet.
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Step 5: Cook kebabs for 6-8 minutes, turning to cook all sides.
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Step 6: Serve 2 kebabs on each pita or lavash with cucumber-mint sauce.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (358.9 g)
- Calories 612.6
- Total Fat - 38.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 16.1 g
- Cholesterol - 138.2 mg
- Sodium - 1481.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 24 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.5 g
- Sugars - 9.4 g
- Protein - 40.9 g
- Calcium - 227.7 mg
- Iron - 5.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 6.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg