DIY kofta burgers

DIY kofta burgers

With these quick, easy and cheap koftas, there's no excuse for hitting the kebab van

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Uncooked burgers can be frozen

Method

  1. Tip the mince into a large bowl (use a clean washing-up bowl if you don't have anything big enough) with all the other burger ingredients and a good pinch of salt. Roll up your sleeves, get your hands into the mix and squelch everything together through your fingers until completely mixed. Pat the mix into 16 small burgers. These may now be frozen for up to 1 month or chilled up to a day ahead.
  2. To cook, heat grill to its highest setting and lay the burgers in a single layer on a baking tray (you may need to do this in batches, depending on how big your tray is). Grill on the highest shelf for 5-6 mins on each side until browned and cooked through. Pile burgers onto a platter and serve with all the accompaniments, so everyone can construct their own sandwich.

PER SERVING

295 kcalories, protein 26g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 8g, fibre 0g, sugar 2g, salt 0.37 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2008.

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  • 24 November 2010

    iamac rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    good recipe, I added ginger and mint as well and didn't put in the whole bulb of garlic. Easy to make.

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  • 31 January 2011

    Hannah89 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These are brilliant! I was surprise how much they tasted like doner kebab! Spread the mix flat and cut into strips to b more like kebab meat!

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  • 08 February 2011

    pop pop rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My daughter just made a batch and tested them out on me, I thought they were really nice with a depth of flavour. muck nicer than our local kebab house offerings, will make theses myself.

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  • 11 February 2011

    pop pop commented on this recipe

    Made them today but used minced beef by mistake, Still very good though...Heated the pitta's in the oven for ten minutes @ 200. Used Jamie Oliver's tip of wrapping the pitta's in grease proof paper that has been soaked under the cold tap then scrunched up and rung out. this worked very well with shop bought naan bread as well.

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  • 23 February 2011

    Josie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    nom nom

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  • 28 March 2011

    Fatso rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    These were ok, the burgers themselves were lovely but overall, not a very tasty meal - the accompaniments suggested don't add up to much.. If I were to do it again, I'd need to make up a tasty sauce to toss the cabbage in or something

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  • 12 April 2011

    JulieZ rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty. I didn't change the recipe at all and just used the grater attachment on the food processor so it was simple. I have frozen some but am a bit worried about a comment above saying they didn't freeze well. Oh well, They'll look worse where they are going I suppose! :)

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  • 17 April 2011

    laurasaurus rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great recipe! Very quick and tasty, will be making again

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  • 28 April 2011

    nicola3145 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy and extremely tasty, went down a treat on a lovely sunny day. Would be ideal for bbq's also.

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  • 19 May 2011

    Lucy commented on this recipe

    5 stars!

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  • 04 June 2011

    njwilson121 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really good. The only thing I changed was to have an Israeli salad (finely chopped tomatoes and cucumber) instead of the cabbage. I also served it in tortilla wraps since I find pita breads hard to eat. The flavours were so nice throughout.

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  • 04 August 2011

    jandyrew rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Went down a treat at the bbq. In pitta bread with salad and minted yoghurt sauce. Excellent recipe although I was surprised by the amount of garlic and Garam Masala included but was glad I used amounts in recipe.

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  • 09 August 2011

    messyjessie86 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Wasn't sure on these. First, I thought that six tablespoons of garam masala made the kebabs much too spicy, and I can handle spice! Second, it seemed that there was nothing to 'bind' the kebabs - so as I flipped them under the grill they disintegrated! A bit on the dry side as well. The accompaniments were lovely though, I might try making again perhaps adding some breadcrumbs, an egg, and at least halve the amount of spices.

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  • 28 September 2011

    KimStar83 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Amazing! I had a wee dollop of mango chutney over the yogurt which went well- and also if you can't get the red cabbage, buying white cabbage and frying it a little works so well!

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  • 28 January 2012

    Angie rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Really didn't enjoy these... I thought they were extremely dry and lacked flavour. Didn't think much of having the cabbage with them either even though I love red cabbage. Wouldn't make again.

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    11 February 2012

    SB rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Nice enough, and simple. If I do them again I'd add more spices. Also made a minty yogurt dip to go with them. They cooked nicely in the grill on an oven tray. Will probably do them for a barbecue next time.

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  • 12 March 2012

    mamachef commented on this recipe

    Fab recipe and love the DIY aspect! Will definately make again. I padded the recipe out with breadcrumbs so it would go further as only had half the meat in, but was still lovely!

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  • 12 March 2012

    mamachef rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    oops forgot to rate!

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  • 22 April 2012

    LHuitson commented on this recipe

    Really great, tasty recipe. I used sweet chili sauce instead and it worked well. I also served the burgers with a homemade coleslaw - yummy!

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  • 15 May 2012

    Michelle rated this recipe

    4 stars

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Uncooked burgers can be frozen

Ingredients

FOR THE BURGERS

  • 1kg lamb mince
  • 2 onions , coarsely grated
  • 1 garlic bulb, broken into cloves and finely chopped or grated
  • 6 tbsp garam masala
  • bunch coriander , chopped (optional)
  • 1 tbsp chilli sauce , plus extra to serve

TO SERVE

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295 kcalories, protein 26g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 8g, fibre 0g, sugar 2g, salt 0.37 g

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