Best Kosta Kebabs With Chilli Yogurt Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S KOFTA KEBABS

Steps:

• Cut toasted bread slice into thin strips on a cutting board; cut strips across into a small dice.
• Place onion, parsley, and garlic on top of diced bread on the cutting board; chop until mixture resembles tabbouleh.
• Season beef and lamb with kosher salt, black pepper, allspice, paprika, cardamom, nutmeg, and cayenne. Add onion mixture and water. Mix and mash with your hands until well combined.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour, up to overnight.
• Remove meat from the refrigerator and roll ¼ of the mixture into a ball using wet hands. Pierce in the middle with a bamboo skewer. Shape meat into a uniform log, about 6 inches long and 2 inches wide.
• Meanwhile, preheat a charcoal grill until coals are very hot.
• Place kebabs on the hot grill until browned and cooked through, about 12 minutes, turning every 3 minutes or so. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a kebab should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Serve.

KOFTA KEBABS WITH CHILLI YOGHURT

Steps:

• Mix together the lamb, onion herbs and spices and season well.Divide the mixture into four, and using your fingers squeeze it around the skewers to form long sausage shapes.
• Grill the kofta kebabs for about 10-12 minutes, turning occasionally, until well browned.
• Combine the yoghurt, chillies, coriander, garlic, lime juice and sugar and season to taste.
• Briefly warm the tortillas to make them pliable. Place a kebab in the centre of each tortilla, squeeze around the kebab, pulling it off the skewer. Drizzle with the chilli yoghurt, and add onion rings, tomato wedges and lettuce if desired.
• Roll up and eat!

KOSTA KEBABS WITH CHILLI YOGURT

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to high. Mix together the lamb, white onion, herbs and spices and season with salt and pepper. Divide the mixture into 4 and, using your fingers, squeeze it around skewers to form long sausage shapes.
• Grill the kofta kebabs for 10-12 minutes, turning occasionsally, until well browned but still a little pink in the centre.
• Make the chilli yogurt: combine the yogurt, chillies, coriander, garlic, lime juice and sugar, and season to taste.
• briefly warm the tortillas for a few seconds on each side in a dry, non stick frying pan, to make them soft and pliable. Place a kebab in the centre of each tortilla and squeeze around the kebab, Pulling it off the skewer. Scatter over a few onion rinds, and drizzle over the yogurt. Serve with tomato wedges, crisp lettuce leaves and a wedge of lime to sqeeze over.

TURKISH KOFTA KEBABS WITH MINTED YOGURT AND CARROT, CUMIN SALAD

Steps:

• Soak skewers in cold water for half and hour.
• Add lamb, onion, garlic, chilli and parsley to a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Mix with hands until all is combined.
• Divide into 8 portions and mould into sausage shapes around skewers. Chill for minimum of 30 minutes or overnight.
• For the minted yogurt, mix yogurt with mint. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and set aside.
• For carrot and cumin salad, peel and shred the carrot and turnip in a food processor. Toss into a bowl with oil, cumin and lemon juice.
• Brush koftas well with oil and lightly oil a griddle or frying pan. Fry koftas in batches over medium heat in a preheated pan about 5 minutes until browned all over and cooked through.
• Layer tomato slices, then salad then koftas onto 4 plates. Serve yogurt along side.