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Lamb koftas recipe
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Lamb koftas recipe

15 ingredients 20 min + 25 min 4 people openrecipes

Koftas are Indian meatballs and are super easy to make. They're great on their own, but even better with a fresh raita and some pickle.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1335
Calories
49g
Protein
41g
Fat
193g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Naan 1 piece (90g) 262
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Green Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Prune not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 Patak's Naan Bread, or handful of fresh breadcrumbs
  • 500 lamb mince
  • g Patak's Balti Paste
  • 2 spring onions, finely chopped
  • tbsp red chilli, finely chopped and deseeded if you prefer
  • 3 fresh coriander, chopped
  • 1 lime, juice only
  • 4 dried prunes, roughly chopped (optional)
  • tbsp vegetable oil, for greasing
  • 0.5 thick Greek yoghurt
  • 3 Patak's Lime Pickle
  • 1 fresh coriander, chopped
  • tbsp green apple, shredded
  • 300 sugar, to taste
  • g salt and black pepper, to taste

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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