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Lamb and Rosemary Koftas

March 27, 2016 By Gillian Thompson 2 Comments

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These Lamb and Rosemary Koftas were inspired from a combination of trusty BBC Good Food recipes.  A no-fuss dinner taking only minutes to prepare but still feels like something a little special.  Serve with warmed pitta or flat breads (flat breads are better if you’re short on time as you don’t have to let them rise), cucumber salad and minty raita for a fresh and filling family meal.

You need very few ingredients, lamb, rosemary sprigs, garlic, ground coriander and ground cumin to get a tasty kofta. You can of course add more spice variations making them more complex if you like.

Lamb and rosemary koftas ingredients

Rosemary, Garlic, Ground Cumin, Ground Coriander, Mint

Lamb and rosemary koftas wrapped

You can cover the exposed rosemary leaves with foil to avoid turning them black.

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Lamb and Rosemary Koftas served with flat breads, thinly sliced cucumber stips, a minty raita and mango chutney with nigella seeds

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Lamb and Rosemary Koftas
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 
A no-fuss dinner taking only minutes to prepare but still feels like something a little special.
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Servings: 6
Calories: 571 kcal
Author: Gillian Thompson
Ingredients
  • 800 g lamb mince
  • 1.5 tsp cumin ground
  • 2.5 tsp coriander ground
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • rosemary 8 to 12 sprigs
  • 6 pita bread or flat bread
  • 200 g plain yogurt
  • 2 lemons cut into wedges
  • 1 cucumber thinly sliced lengthways, use a potato peeler to get the thin strips
  • salt & pepper
Instructions
  1. You can either cook these on the BBQ or use a griddle pan
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the mince, spices and garlic
  3. Season and shape into balls and flatten slightly
  4. Wrap each kofta around a short rosemary sprig, with the stalk sticking out at one end, to avoid burning the end leaves you can cover the tips with foil
  5. Brush the koftas with a little oil and place on a baking tray
  6. Grill, griddle or BBQ for 10 mins or until cooked through, turning once.
  7. Eat the koftas from the rosemary stalks or pull out the stalks before serving.
  8. Serve with the pita, raita, lemon wedges, thinly sliced cucumber (I used a potato peeler to get the long thin strips) and mango chutney
Nutrition Facts
Lamb and Rosemary Koftas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 571 Calories from Fat 297
% Daily Value*
Fat 33g51%
Saturated Fat 14g88%
Cholesterol 101mg34%
Sodium 397mg17%
Potassium 558mg16%
Carbohydrates 38g13%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 29g58%
Vitamin A 85IU2%
Vitamin C 22.8mg28%
Calcium 137mg14%
Iron 3.6mg20%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Tine says

    March 31, 2016 at 6:40 am

    Gillian, your recipes are amazing!
    I love peeking in here to get my weekly dinner ideas!

    Hope you are well.
    Tine

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    • Gillian Thompson says

      March 31, 2016 at 8:29 am

      Hi Tine, Thank you so much! We are all very well thank you and yourselves? It gives me great pleasure to hear the meal planners and recipes are helpful to people. So glad you are enjoying them! Gillianx

      Reply

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Hello! Thank you for stopping by. I'm Gillian, a Lancashire born, Yorkshire bred mum of four, currently living in Hong Kong. An obsessive foodie with a serious affliction of wanderlust. I love travelling, cooking and baking, food photography and hiking in the nearby jungly hills with our dog, George. Read More…

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