Description
Chicken Kofta Garlic Yogurt Sauce is a tasty and easy dish featuring spiced chicken koftas paired with a creamy garlic yogurt sauce. This recipe is perfect for a flavorful Middle Eastern dinner that you can prepare quickly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500 grams ground chicken
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Combine ground chicken with chopped onion, minced garlic, parsley, cumin, coriander, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl and mix until evenly blended.
- Shape the mixture into small oval koftas.
- Heat the grill and lightly oil it with olive oil.
- Grill the koftas for 10 to 12 minutes, turning them occasionally to ensure even cooking.
- In a separate bowl, mix the yogurt with lemon juice and a pinch of salt to create the garlic yogurt sauce.
- Serve the grilled koftas alongside the garlic yogurt sauce.
Notes
- For extra flavor, let the kofta mixture marinate for 30 minutes before grilling
- Serve with pita bread or over a bed of rice for a complete meal
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 kofta with sauce
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg