Lamb Koftas in Pitta with salad

Lamb Koftas can be made in many ways and there are loads of recipes out there.  I didn't bother with a recipe on this occasion.

I finely chopped an onion in a food processor, added some of the spice mixes I have........Turkish, Mexican and Creole........I know.....what a concoction, but believe me they were very tasty.  Mix in your mnce, I used lamb, but any mince does the trick, except maybe quorn mince, but that's a whole other tale. If you don't have spice mixes, use cumin and coriander, chilli and paprika, cinnamon, curry powder, even mint......dried or as mint sauce. These are yours to eat so add what you like.  Who says you have to be authentic?

If you want to check the seasoning before you commit, take a small piece of the mix and fry it off in a dry non-stick pan, taste and adjust the seasoning until you are happy with it.

Chill the mixture until you are ready for it.  You can form it into patties as I did here, so that they will fit nicely into your pitta bread, or wrap, or you can form them into sausage shapes and fit them on skewers as kebabs. (Remember, if you are using wooden skewers, you need to soak them first to prevent them burning when you cook the kebabs). Cook on a barbecue or in a pan until they are well cooked through, stuff your pitta, or wrap and eat.

You could form them as big burgers or small meatballs.  Stick the cooked meatballs on cocktail sticks and serve with a dip, or make a sauce to go with them and serve with rice or pasta.  Tomato sauce, chilli sauce or even a curry sauce.  

Enjoy!