Spiced lamb koftas with mint & tomato salad
Use a North African spice mix to flavour these skewered meat kebabs and serve with wraps, tomato salad and yogurt
Ras el hanout spice mix
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Takes 5 mins
- Easy
- Makes 1 small jar
Skip to ingredients
- 2 ½ tbsp cumin seed
- 2 tbsp coriander seed
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamonor 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp black peppercorn
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp cardamom pod(seeds from about 10 pods)
- a good pinch of saffron(optional)
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal0
- fat0g
- saturates0g
- carbs0g
- sugars0g
- fibre0g
- protein0g
- salt0glow
Method
step 1
Toast the whole spices in a small pan until they are aromatic and have turned a shade or two darker. Don’t be tempted to skip this stage, as it really enhances the flavours.
step 2
Tip into a spice grinder (or use a pestle and mortar), then add the ready-ground spices and dried herbs if required, and crush to a fine powder. Store in a sealed jar for up to six months.
