Kofte Kebabs With Cucumber Mint Sauce

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1/2 lb ground chuck
• 1 large onion, minced
• 3/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1/2 cucumber, peeled,seeded,and diced
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 pita bread or 4 nane lavash bread, warmed

Recipe

• 1 mix together yogurt, cucumber, mint, salt, and garlic for the cucumber-mint sauce in a small bowl and keep chilled while preparing kebabs.
• 2 combine ingredients for kebabs in a bowl and mix together, squeezing with fingers to incorporate until smooth.
• 3 shape the meat into 8 flat torpedo shapes, about 5-inches long by 2-inches wide.
• 4 prepare grill or heat skillet.
• 5 cook kebabs for 6-8 minutes, turning to cook all sides.
• 6 serve 2 kebabs on each pita or lavash with cucumber-mint sauce.