Easy High Protein Lamb Koftas with Yoghurt Dressing

from RecipeTin Eats Added: December 16, 2025

These Lamb Koftas are a flavorful Middle Eastern dish made with spiced ground lamb and served with a tangy yogurt sauce, perfect for stuffing into flatbreads with fresh salads or alongside rice pilafs.

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Easy High Protein Lamb Koftas with Yoghurt Dressing
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Prep Time
15 min
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Cook Time
15 min
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Servings
8
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Difficulty
Easy

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿณ Instructions

  1. 1
    Step 1

    Yogurt Sauce: Combine the yogurt sauce ingredients and leave in fridge for at least 20 minutes for the flavor to develop (overnight even better!).

  2. 2
    Step 2

    Koftas: Grate the onion into the bowl using a standard box grater. Add remaining Kofta ingredients and mix well with your hands.

  3. 3
    Step 3

    With damp hands, divide the meat into 8 equal pieces and push and shape the meat onto 8 skewers. Make them smooth or a bit nubbly.

  4. 4
    Step 4

    Cooking: Stove: Preheat 1/2 tbsp oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook in batches for 5 minutes in total, turning to brown evenly all over.

  5. 5
    Step 5

    BBQ: BBQ on medium high for about 6 minutes, rotating to brown all over.

  6. 6
    Step 6

    Broiler/oven grill: preheat and cook koftas 30cm/10" from heat source for 12 minutes, rotating as needed until lightly browned.

  7. 7
    Step 7

    Serving: Do a DIY spread โ€“ pile everything onto a platter and make everyone serve themselves. Get a flatbread, smear with Yogurt Sauce, top with Red Cabbage Mint Salad then Kofta, drizzle over more Yoghurt Sauce.

๐Ÿ“Š Nutrition Facts (per serving)

305
calories
15g
protein
23g
carbs
17g
fat

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