Home > Beef mince recipes > Spicy beef koftas with onion salad

Spicy beef koftas with onion salad

Name: Spicy beef koftas with onion salad
Cuisine: Australian recipesGreek recipes
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

By: Bill Granger

Published: 31 Jul 08
Updated: 18 Mar 24

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

Easy
August 2008

Test kitchen approved

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

Save recipe

Save

Save recipe Print

Rate

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

Cook Mode Sticky screen? No thanks! Tap to prevent your screen from going off while cooking.

Method

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.
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.
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.