Mini Lamb Kofta

These have great flavour and texture, just the thing for parties.

Ingredients

• 1 small onion roughly chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 cup parsley leaves
• 1/2 cup mint leaves
• 1 red chilli, seeds removed and roughly chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 450g lamb mince
• 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs
• 100g feta, crumbled
• freshly ground black pepper
• olive oil for frying
• 1/2 cup Greek style yoghurt
• 1/2 teaspon dried dill tips
• 1 clove garlic crushed and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Method

Place the onion, garlic, parsley, mint, chilli and spices into the bowl of a food processor and blitz until finely chopped.
Place the mince, breadcrumbs and feta in a bowl and using your hands mix in the onion and herb mixture ensuring that it is well mixed.  Season with black pepper and a little salt if you like (depending on how salty the feta is).
Roll the mince into 30 walnuts sized balls.
Combine the yoghurt, dill, garlic and salt together in a small bowl.
Heat a film of oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat, cook the balls in batches, turning at times, until well coloured and cooked through.
Serve the warm kofta with toothpicks and the dill yoghurt dipping sauce.