These have great flavour and texture, just the thing for parties.
Yield: Makes 30
Ingredients
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1 small onion
roughly chopped
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2 cloves
garlic, chopped
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1/2 cup
parsley leaves
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1/2 cup
mint leaves
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1 red
chilli, seeds removed and roughly chopped
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1/2 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon
ground allspice
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450g
lamb mince
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1/2 cup
fresh breadcrumbs
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100g
feta, crumbled
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freshly ground black pepper
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olive oil for frying
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1/2 cup
Greek style yoghurt
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1/2 teaspon
dried dill tips
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1 clove garlic
crushed and chopped
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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.
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