Food

Lamb kofte with taboulet

May 13 02:29pm

Prep Time	Cook Time	Serves
20 mins	15 mins	4

Ingredients

1 slice white bread
3 garlic cloves
1/4 bunch coriander, finely chopped, reserve the roots
2 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp salt
600g lamb mince
1/2 brown onion, very finely diced
Tabouleh
250g couscous
1 Tbsp butter
1 cup boiling water
1 red onion, very finely diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 bunches parsley, finely chopped
1/2 bunch mint, finely chopped
Finely grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
2 egg tomatoes, seeded, finely diced
4 Tbsp plain yoghurt

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1 Soak bread in a little water, squeeze out excess, then tear bread into small pieces. Use a mortar and pestle to pound the garlic, coriander roots, seeds, spices and salt. Put mince, onion, coriander, bread and spice mixture in a bowl and mix to combine. Shape mixture into small balls and put each onto a skewer. Barbecue until cooked.

2 To make Tabouleh: Combine couscous, butter and boiling water in a heatproof bowl and put on the barbecue for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally with a fork. Combine couscous mixture, onion, garlic, herbs, rind, juice and tomato, then season.

3 Put 2-3 skewers on a bed of tabouleh on individual plates with a drizzle of yoghurt.