Smashed Beef Kofta with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
, 25 min, Serves 4
Spiced beef mince seared in raggedy chunks, piled over a cool cucumber-mint yogurt and finished with pomegranate molasses.
| 1 large Lebanese cucumber (about 25 cm) | Grate cucumber, mix with yogurt & mint | Stir salt into yogurt sauce | Spread yogurt, pile beef, drizzle & sprinkle | Serve with warm pita | ||
| 375 g plain yogurt, full-fat | ||||||
| 3 tbsp finely sliced mint (for the sauce) | ||||||
| 1/2 tsp cooking salt (for the sauce, added at the end) | ||||||
| 1 large onion, peeled | Grate onion, mix with beef & spices | Drop raggedy chunks in hot oil | Sear first side 5-7 min | Flip 1 min, add walnuts & cranberries, stir 1 min | ||
| 500 g beef mince (ground beef) | ||||||
| 2 tsp cumin powder | ||||||
| 2 tsp coriander powder | ||||||
| 2 tsp sweet paprika | ||||||
| 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon | ||||||
| 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional) | ||||||
| 1 tsp cooking salt (for the kofta) | ||||||
| 1 tbsp olive oil | ||||||
| 30 g walnuts, crumbled | ||||||
| 2 tbsp dried cranberries or raisins | ||||||
| 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses | ||||||
| Extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle | ||||||
| Extra mint, to sprinkle | ||||||
| Pita bread, warmed |
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