Ingredients
½ cup fresh continental parsley leaves
loosely packed
½ cup fresh coriander leaves
loosely packed
1 onion
quartered
500g lean beef mince
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground mild paprika
0.5 tsp ground allspice
salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 metal or wooden skewers
200ml set low-fat natural yoghurt
For Raita
1 cucumber
peeled, deseeded and finely chopped, for Raita
0.5 tsp ground cumin
For Raita
olive oil spray
Allergy Advice
Contains Dairy
Equipment
- 1 baking tray
- 1 foil
- 1 food processor
- 1 skewers
- 1 small bowl
- 1 grill
Instructions
- Line a large baking tray with foil. Place parsley, fresh coriander and onion in the bowl of a food processor, whiz until finely chopped.
- Add mince and spices and whiz until well combined and smooth.
- Divide the mince mixture into eight equal portions. Use your hands to mould the mixture around a skewer into a sausage shape.
- Place on the prepared tray and repeat with remaining beef mixture and skewers.
- To make the raita, combine the yoghurt, cucumber and cumin in a small bowl and set aside.
- Preheat grill to medium-high. Spray the kofta with olive oil and cook under the grill until browned.
- Turn carefully and cook for another 3-4 minutes or until browned and cooked through.
- Serve kofta with steamed rice and raita side dish.
Notes
Tip
The easiest way to deseed cucumbers is to cut them in half lengthways and use a teaspoon to scoop out the seeds.
Variation
For fussy eaters, set aside a quarter of the mince, squirt in a tablespoon of tomato sauce, mix it up and make two very plain koftas.
