🥙 Lamb Kofta in Pitta with Yoghurt Sauce

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Lamb mince koftas with cumin and parsley in warm pitta bread with tomato, cucumber and minted yoghurt.

⏱️ 22 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 583 kcal per serving💪 31 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 250 g lamb mince
  • 2 pittas pitta breads
  • 120 g natural yoghurt
  • 100 g cucumber
  • 2 tomatoes tomatoes
  • 1/2 onion onion
  • 1 small handful fresh parsley
  • 1 small handful fresh mint
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • to taste salt

Method, step by step

  1. Mix the lamb mince with the grated onion, crushed garlic, cumin, chopped parsley and salt.
  2. Shape into 6 long koftas with damp hands.
  3. Cook in a non-stick frying pan for 10-12 minutes, turning, until cooked through.
  4. Stir the chopped mint and a pinch of salt into the yoghurt. Dice the cucumber and tomatoes.
  5. Warm the pittas and fill them with the koftas, cucumber, tomato and yoghurt sauce.

Nutritional information (per serving)

583
kcal
31 g
protein
45 g
carbs
31 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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