Lamb Koftas Recipe with Jewelled Rice

Lamb Koftas Recipe with Jewelled Rice

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Impress with homemade zesty lamb koftas on a bed of vibrant jewelled rice, flavoured with pomegranate seeds, cumin, cardamom pods, saffron and pistachios

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Cooking tools:

  • Food processor
  • Metal skewer
  • Grill
  • Kitchen scale
  • Spice grinder
  • Microplane
  • Citrus press
  • Garlic press
  • Skillet
  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Colander
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Measuring spoon
  • Fork
  • Whisk
  • Wooden spoon
  • Pitcher
  • Serving platter
  • Stove
  • Toaster

Ingredients

  • 2 red onions
  • 750g lamb mince
  • 5 tsp cumin seeds toasted and ground
  • 2 tsp dried chilli flakes
  • 3 lemons zested and juiced
  • a small bunch coriander chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic crushed
  • finely grated to make 2 tbsp ginger
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • ground to make 1½ tsp black peppercorns
  • 400g basmati rice rinsed
  • 4 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil
  • 2 red onions finely sliced into rings
  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 10 cardamom pods gently crushed
  • 2½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 onions finely chopped
  • finely grated to make 3 tsp ginger
  • 5 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 carrots cut into thin strips
  • 2½ tsp garam masala
  • 10 threads saffron mixed with 1 tbsp of warm milk
  • chopped to make 2 tbsp coriander plus extra to serve
  • 100g pomegranate seeds
  • 50g pistachios toasted and crushed, plus extra to serve
  • 300ml natural yogurt
  • 1 lime zested and juiced
  • 1 tbsp sumac

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