Description
Chicken Kofta with Garlic Yogurt Sauce is a delicious and flavorful dish that combines spiced ground chicken kofta with a creamy garlic yogurt sauce. Perfect for a weeknight dinner or entertaining guests!
Ingredients
For the Chicken Kofta:
- Ground Chicken: 500 grams (about 1 pound)
- Onion: 1 medium, finely chopped
- Garlic: 3 cloves, minced
- Fresh Parsley: 1/4 cup, finely chopped
- Ground Cumin: 1 teaspoon
- Ground Coriander: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1 teaspoon (or to taste)
- Black Pepper: 1/2 teaspoon (or to taste)
For the Garlic Yogurt Sauce:
- Plain Yogurt: 1 cup
- Lemon Juice: 2 tablespoons
- Olive Oil: 2 tablespoons (for grilling)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine ground chicken, chopped onion, minced garlic, and parsley. Add ground cumin, coriander, salt, and black pepper. Mix until well combined.
- Wet your hands and shape the mixture into elongated oval kofta.
- Preheat the grill or grill pan over medium-high heat and brush with olive oil. Grill the kofta for 5-7 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
- In a small bowl, mix yogurt, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt to make the garlic yogurt sauce.
- Serve the kofta with the garlic yogurt sauce and your choice of sides.
Notes
- You can add additional spices or herbs to the chicken kofta mixture for more flavor.
- Feel free to adjust the seasonings in the garlic yogurt sauce to suit your taste preferences.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 kofta with sauce
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: Chicken Kofta, Garlic Yogurt Sauce, Middle Eastern, Grilled Chicken
