Packed with herbs and served with a delicious homemade tomato sauce and zesty lemon yoghurt, these super simple Chicken Kofta are the perfect easy summer supper.
For the chicken kofta:
12 basil leaves
2 spring onions, roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1 small handful of dill
1 small handful of parsley
2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for cooking
500g chicken mince
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
15g Parmesan, grated
30g panko breadcrumbs
For the tomato and chilli sauce:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 shallot, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 red chilli, finely chopped (deseeded, if wished)
1 x 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp caster sugar
1/2 tsp salt
For the garlic yoghurt:
100g full-fat Greek yoghurt
1 fat clove garlic, crushed
juice of 1/2 lemon, or to taste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
To serve:
Rice
Flaked almonds
Fresh dill and parsley
Wet hands: running your hands under a little water before shaping the koftas will make it so much easier (and much less messy!).
Serving suggestion: I have served this with rice but you could also opt for flatbread or couscous.
Find it online: https://desertislanddishes.co/chicken-kofta/