LAMB KOFTA BURGERS

This burger recipe has all the good qualities of a kofta. This will be a great addition to your usual burger braai.

Ingredients

For the patty:

• 1kg beef or lamb mince
• 1 tot paprika
• 1 tot cumin
• 1 tot coriander
• Salt
• Pepper
• Fresh parsley, chopped finely
• Fresh coriander, chopped finely
• ½ red onion, grated

For the sauce:

• 500 ml Full cream yogurt
• ½ red onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves
• Juice of 1 lemon
• ½ cucumber chopped
• 1 tot freshly chopped mint

For the burger:

• 4 burger rolls
• Salad leaves
• Chopped tomatoes

Method

1. If you have a mincer available, use meat like brisket and make your own mince. Otherwise just use good quality beef or lamb mince to make your patties.
2. Mix together all the spiced, onion and fresh herbs with the meat and make sure everything is well mixed.
3. Use your recently washed hands to form 6 – 8 patties, depending on the size of patties that you want.
4. Braai the patties over hot coals until medium done.
5. While the meat is on the braai, prepare your sauce by combining the yogurt, cucumber, onion, garlic and mint. And season with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
6. Build your burger starting with the roll, then salad leaves, your spiced patty, yogurt sauce and top it off with fresh chopped tomatoes