Download Lamb kofta with pine nuts and sumac - Meat
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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp dried mint 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground pepper
  • 750g lamb shoulder, minced olive oil for grilling
  • 4 rounds pita bread
  • 200ml thick yoghurt
  • 1/2 tsp sumac fresh coriander leaves for serving
  • 1 lemon, quartered

Method

Toast the pine nuts in a hot, dry pan until golden, then cool. Whiz the pine nuts, onion, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, mint, salt and pepper in a food processor until smooth.

Add the lamb and whiz until it forms a paste.

Form the paste into sausages and press metal skewers along their length, tamping the meat around the skewer. Alternatively, form the meat into small meatballs.

Brush with a little oil and grill for 6-8 minutes, turning once or twice.

Serve with yoghurt and pita bread.