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Lamb koftas with apple

These Lamb koftas with apple are ideal for families with young children, as they are not as spicy as normal koftas. Serve them wrapped in flatbread or in pitta with lettuce and zingy sauce of your choice - or just with a crunchy green salad. Prefect for summer barbecues and parties!
Print Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 small cooking apple
  • 500 g minced lamb
  • 10 mint leaves or a small handful of parsley
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp ground coriander
  • To serve: pitta breads garlic raita, lettuce

Method
 

  1. Soak 8 wooden skewers in lukewarm water at least 30 minutes before cooking (or use metal ones).
  2. Peel and grate the apple, then squeeze the excess juice out.
  3. Put the apple and lamb in bowl.
  4. Finely chop the mint/parsley, then add to the lamb.
  5. Add the minced garlic, cumin and coriander. Season to taste.
  6. Using your hands, mix all the ingredients together, then shape the mixture into 8 rugby ball-shapes.
  7. Carefully push a skewer through each koftas, then press the meat tightly around the skewer.
  8. Put the koftas on a plate, cover with cling film and rest in the fridge until you're ready to cook.
  9. Grill, griddle or barbecue the koftas on a medium heat for 8-10 minutes until cooked through, turning them a few times.
  10. Whilst the koftas are cooking, grill or barbecue the pittas until they puff up. Cut pockets into them, then fill with koftas, lettuce and yogurt or other zingy sauce of your choice.