Keto Lamb Kofta Recipe – “Easy” Ground Meat Skewers – Delicious!

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Lamb Kofta Keto recipe, no added carbs or fillers.

Our Keto lamb Kofta recipe ensures a very tasty and easy dish to make with no nasty high carb fillers that are found in many store-bought or takeout dishes.

Many food outlets use fillers in their ground meat recipes (burgers, kebabs, koftas and the like) to keep costs low, claiming the need for binding.

Real Lamb Koftas as found in Middle Eastern and Greek cuisine use no such things and are generally Keto or very low-carb anyway.

You can make these keto lamb koftas with many readily available ingredients but you can also experiment with taste.

Ingredients For Keto Lamb Kofta

  • 1.1 pound of Ground Lamb, full-fat version
  • 1 small Onion, diced
  • 1 clove of Garlic, crushed or finely grated
  • 2 teaspoon of Cumin ground
  • 1 teaspoon of Mild Paprika, ground
  • 1 teaspoon of Chili Flakes
  • 1 teaspoon of Coriander, ground
  • 1 pinch of Salt
  • 1 sprig of Rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon of Olive Oil
Keto Lamb Kofta Recipe Ingredients
Keto Lamb Kofta Recipe, Easy Ingredients

This Lamb Kofta with simple and easy ingredients was so easy that Matt made them (Gerri usually does the cooking around here for good reason).

Get the recipe for our sour cream and cucumber dip on our lamb and halloumi burgers page here.

How To Make Lamb Kofta

  1. Put all the ingredients, except the rosemary and oil, into a mixing bowl and mix well.
  2. Separate the meat into 6 portions and work into a long oval shape.
  3. Push the skewer through the center of the meat so that the meat covers one end of the skewer.
  4. Heat a non-stick frying pan or BBQ plate on high.
  5. Put a dash of olive oil in the frying pan once hot and place the koftas in the pan.
  6. Brush the koftas with olive oil using rosemary sprigs then leave the sprigs in the pan.
  7. Turn the koftas after 2 minutes or when charred on one side.
  8. Turn again after 2 minutes and reduce the heat to medium for 8 minutes. Keep an eye on the underside so as not to burn.
  9. Turn again and cook for a further 8 minutes or until cooked through.
  10. Remove and serve with a side of sour cream and cucumber dip.
How To Make Lamb kofta
Learn how to make lamb kofta. Very easy recipe with basic ingredients. Cooked on a skewer in a frying pan or the BBQ.

Our Lamb Koftas are very affordable to make, this recipe served 3 people for a little ground lamb and whatever herbs and spices we had available.

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Keto Lamb Kofta Recipe - "Easy" Ground Meat Skewers - Delicious!

These Lamb Koftas are a "delicious and easy" ground meat recipe. We leave any breading or flours out that some traditional recipes call for and replace the Yogurt dip with Sour Cream and Cucumber.

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Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Greek, Middle Eastern
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 485kcal
Author: Matt Dobson

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Ingredients

  • 1.1 pound Ground Lamb full fat version
  • 1 small Onion diced
  • 1 clove Garlic crushed or grated
  • 2 teaspoon Cumin ground
  • 1 teaspoon Mild Paprika ground
  • 1 teaspoon Chili Flakes
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander ground
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 sprig Rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil

Instructions

  • Put all the ingredients, except the rosemary and oil, into a mixing bowl and mix well.
  • Separate the meat into 6 portions and work into a long oval shape.
  • Push the skewer through the center of the meat so that the meat covers one end of the skewer.
  • Heat a non-stick frying pan or BBQ plate on high.
  • Put a dash of olive oil in the frying pan once hot and place the koftas in the pan.
  • Brush the koftas with olive oil using rosemary sprig then leave the sprig in the pan.
  • Turn the koftas after 2 minutes or when charred on one side.
  • Turn again after 2 minutes and reduce the heat to medium for 8 minutes. Keep an eye on the underside so as not to burn.
  • Turn again and cook for a further 8 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Remove and serve with a side of sour cream and cucumber dip.

Nutrition

Serving: 170g | Calories: 485kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 432mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Vitamin C: 2.8mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 3.7mg

Check out our ground beef recipes for more easy and affordable meat dishes.

To make more keto lamb koftas just increase the servings size in the recipe card above.

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Matt Dobson

I am the founder of My Keto Kitchen. I am a nutritionist, cooking enthusiast, and part-time Van Lifer! Along with a qualified chef, we have created a collection of delicious and healthy recipes.

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2 thoughts on “Keto Lamb Kofta Recipe – “Easy” Ground Meat Skewers – Delicious!”

  1. I just made these tonight as we had friends over. They were absolutely delicious and so easy. I made the recipe into 8, as there were 4 of us, and they were quite large. Our friends commented that they were tastier than ones weā€™d had recently at a restaurant.

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    • Thanks for the feedback Sandie Glad you liked them.

      We’re making them almost weekly ourselves such an easy recipe to put together.

      Matt

      Reply

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