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Lamb kofta in pita pockets

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ½ medium onion, peeled
  • 1 large clove garlic, peeled
  • 400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
  • 500g lean lamb mince
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon mint
  • salt, to season
  • Sauce
  • 1 cup low-fat plain yoghurt
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • salt, to taste
  • To serve
  • 4 large (20cm) wholemeal pita breads, warmed
  • ½ lettuce, shredded
  • 2 medium tomatoes, diced
  • 1-2 medium carrots, grated
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Place onion and garlic in a food processor and chop finely. Add chickpeas and process until roughly chopped. Break mince into 6-8 chunks and add to processor with spices, mint and salt. Process in short bursts until well mixed and beginning to hold together.

    2 Remove mixture from bowl and divide into quarters. With wet hands, divide each quarter in half and shape into sausage shapes (to make 8 kofta). Arrange kofta on a Teflon or baking-paper lined oven tray. Bake for 12-15 minutes, turning once after 6 minutes, until golden brown.

    3 While kofta cook, mix sauce ingredients in a small bowl and prepare serving accompaniments.

    4 Halve pita breads and fill with lettuce, tomato, carrot and kofta. Add 1 or 2 spoonfuls of sauce and serve.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free varieties of yoghurt and pita bread.

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