Kofta with cucumber salad and spiced yoghurt
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Recipe type: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Global
 
Ingredients
Kofta
  • 500g pork/veal mince combination
  • 1 tbsp crushed ginger paste
  • ½ bunch of fresh coriander
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 tsp cumin powder
  • 2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp mild chilli powder
  • 1 packet of bamboo skewers (to serve)
Cucumber Salad
  • 1 cucumber, peeled into ribbons
  • 1 cup of rocket
  • ½ cup mint leaves
  • 1 small red chilli, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup coriander, chopped roughly
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lemon (or lime), the juice of
Spiced Yogurt
  • 1 cup of natural yoghurt
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp paprika
Instructions
Kofta
  1. Place all ingredients (excluding mince) into a food processor. Blend to form a smooth paste
  2. Place mince and paste into a bowl and combine well
  3. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours
  4. Submerge bamboo skewers in water, soak for at least 30 minutes prior to use – this will prevent them from catching alight on the BBQ
  5. Using wet hands gently roll mince into 4cm diameter balls
  6. Thread four kofta’s per skewer
  7. Pre heat BBQ, cook until crispy and brown
Spiced Yogurt
  1. Combine all ingredients, cover and refrigerate for 2 - 3 hours.
Cucumber Salad
  1. Place rocket, cucumber, mint, chilli and coriander into a bowl
  2. Combine lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste
  3. Just prior to service, gently toss dressing through salad
When it comes to service, be as creative as you would like. Pictured above is just one example, another is placing all components into a pita pocket (remember to remove the skewers! They don't taste very nice) and serving it as a wrap!
Recipe by Places We Go at https://placeswego.com/recipe-kofta-with-cucumber-salad-and-spiced-yoghurt/