Turkish Lamb Kofta Kebabs

Name: Turkish Lamb Kofta Kebabs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 lb / 500g lamb mince ((ground lamb) (or substitute with beef)); 1 small onion (, grated or minced using a food processor - about 1/4 cup (white, brown or yellow) (Note 1)); 1 garlic clove (, minced); 1/4 cup pistachio nuts (, ground (Optional. I use my food processor) (Note 2)); 3/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt ((halve for table salt, +50% for salt flakes)); 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp cumin powder; 1 tbsp red pepper flakes; 1 tbsp olive oil; 3/4 cup plain yoghurt ((I use Greek)); 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/2 garlic clove (, minced); Salt and pepper; Pita bread or lebanese flat bread (, warmed); Lettuce leaves of choice; Sliced tomato; Sliced red onion

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:10min

A simple, exotic, fragrant midweek meal. 30 minutes, start to finish. Adapted from a recipe by Effendi restaurant in Balmain, Sydney, as shown in the Food Safari "Fire" TV series. See notes for changes made to the original recipe.

Updated at: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:04:08 GMT