Spicy beef koftas with onion salad

Spicy beef koftas with onion salad

Chef Bill Granger loves to serve these beef koftas with onion salad wrapped in naan or wholemeal flatbread with mango chutney, yogurt and salad.

Spicy beef koftas with onion salad

  • Time icon Takes 25 minutes to make, plus 1 hour’s soaking

Chef Bill Granger loves to serve these beef koftas with onion salad wrapped in naan or wholemeal flatbread with mango chutney, yogurt and salad.

Per serving (based on 6): 237kcals, 15.7g fat (4.6g saturated), 19.4g protein, 5.4g carbs, 3.8g sugar, 1.9g salt

Ingredients

  • 500g minced lean beef
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • Good handful chopped fresh coriander, plus extra sprigs to serve
  • 2 onions, grated
  • 1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 4 tbsp olive oil

For the onion salad

  • 2 small red onions, finely sliced
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tsp sea salt
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Method

  1. To make the onion salad, place the onions in a bowl, cover with cold water and add a few ice cubes. Set aside to soak for 1 hour, then drain and pat dry with paper towel. Put in a small bowl and stir in the lemon juice and sea salt. Set aside.
  2. When the onions have nearly finished soaking, preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Put the beef, cumin, ground and fresh coriander, grated onions and chilli in a bowl with some seasoning and mix well with your hands. Shape tablespoonfuls of the mixture into 24 balls.
  3. Heat a large, non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. When hot, add the oil and a few koftas, with plenty of space between them. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until browned all over. Transfer to a large baking sheet and continue to brown the rest. Place the koftas in the hot oven for 5-6 minutes, until cooked through, then remove them and drain on kitchen paper. Alternatively, you can cook these on a barbecue along with the tuna kebabs.
  4. Put the beef koftas on a serving platter, scatter with the onion salad and extra coriander sprigs and serve with raita.

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Recipe By:

Bill Granger

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