Lamb kebabs

These are really tasty kebabs and being made feel really healthy to eat alongside shredded iceberg lettuce and toasted pitta bread with ready made chilli sauce (or burger sauce which is what I prefer).  I got this recipe from Nigella Lawson, but slightly adapted as I have fussy eaters 

Lamb kebab

  
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chilling time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Turkish
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g minced lamb
  • 1 onion peeled and coarsly grated 1 tsp onion granules work will too
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • couple of pinches of ground allspice
  • ½ tsp ground white pepper
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 20 ml chopped fresh parsley
  • 20 ml chopped fresh mint
  • olive oil, only needed if you are frying your kebabs

Instructions
 

  • Put all the ingredients, except the oil into a large mixing bowl and gently mix everything together with damp hands and chill in the fridge for at least 30mins to firm up. 
  • Pre-heat the grill.
  • Divide the mixture in to ping ball size balls and place under the grill for about 15mins, turning halfway – ensure they are cooked all the way through.   
  • When your kebab balls are nearly cooked, cut your pitta's in half and toast. Serve immediately with salad and shop bought chilli sauce, or I prefer mine with burger sauce – simply amazing….

If frying

  • When your kebab balls are nearly cooked, cut your pitta's in half and toast. Serve immediately with salad and shop bought chilli sauce, or I prefer mine with burger sauce – simply amazing….