Kofte Kebabs with Cucumber Mint Sauce

"These are little lamb/beef kebabs that are served like a sandwich on pita bread or nane lavash, your choice. Goes great with a salad and rice pilaf to complement the meal."
 
Download
photo by limeandspoontt photo by limeandspoontt
photo by limeandspoontt
photo by limeandspoontt photo by limeandspoontt
photo by limeandspoontt photo by limeandspoontt
photo by Sandi From CA photo by Sandi From CA
photo by Sandi From CA photo by Sandi From CA
Ready In:
23mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
4
Advertisement

ingredients

Advertisement

directions

  • Mix together yogurt, cucumber, mint, salt, and garlic for the cucumber-mint sauce in a small bowl and keep chilled while preparing kebabs.
  • Combine ingredients for kebabs in a bowl and mix together, squeezing with fingers to incorporate until smooth.
  • Shape the meat into 8 flat torpedo shapes, about 5-inches long by 2-inches wide.
  • Prepare grill or heat skillet.
  • Cook kebabs for 6-8 minutes, turning to cook all sides.
  • Serve 2 kebabs on each pita or lavash with cucumber-mint sauce.

Questions & Replies

  1. instead of the cumin and chili.for the Kababs.which were 1tsp.each Did you use 2 tsp of allspice instead? ..Thankyou...CarolH
     
Advertisement

Reviews

  1. YUMMY!!!!! We loved it. I didn't make the sauce as we already had some. I bbq-ed our kebabs and they were delicious! I think i'll turn these into hamburger patties next time & make burgers out of them-delicious!!!!
     
  2. I grew up eating Kafta. This is a good recipe except that to have it the Lebanese way, I used all beef meat, omitted the cumin and chili powder. Used instead 1 teaspoon allspice. The sauce is also very nice, you can also use dried mint (1 tsp), if destired.
     
  3. We loved this! Will be on our summer rotation for sure. Thanks Sue!
     
  4. My Turkish husband has a hard time finding foods that remind him of home. He and I loved this! There are so many ways to use the meat and sauce recipe. We also used the mint sauce as a marinade for chicken. Yummy! Thanks to Sue!
     
  5. easy to make, killer flavor, be sure to blend the kebab ingredients fairly smooth. I put them in a chopper. The grill worked well. Excellent! The sauce makes the kebabs taste perfect!
     
Advertisement

Tweaks

  1. This is one of those times I'd like to have more than 5 stars available for rating. With each bite, my husband and I were like, "Mmmm, good. Wow, this is very nice. VERY nice. Oh man, this is REALLY, REALLY AWESOME!" It's gone straight into my "Encore" cookbook for many future days' creating. Changes: I'm not a lamb fan, so I substituted ground pork for that, which was a great combination with the beef and spices. We cooked them in patties on the grill. I also omitted the mint in the sauce for our tastes. Served with pitas and huge glasses of ice water and voila... heaven! Thank you so much for a perfect recipe, Sue!
     

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

I am a longtime member since 2002. While I have many recipes here, most of my current recipes are on my food blog at palatablepastime.com I may occasionally post something extra I have here. If you have questions, you can always contact me at contact@palatablepastime.com
 
View Full Profile
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Find More Recipes