Lamb, apricot and fennel seed lollipops

• Meat

  • 500 g Lamb

• Produce

  • 1/2 small packet Dill
  • 1 Onion
  • 150 g Ready-to-eat dried apricots

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs, large

• Condiments

  • 1 Olive oil or lemon juice
  • 1 Tamarind sauce, sweet

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Black pepper, freshly ground
  • 50 g Fennel seeds, toasted and finely ground
  • 2 tsp Sea salt flakes, heaped
  • 2 tsp Turmeric, heaped

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Vegetable oil

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 small handful Nigella seeds

• Dairy

  • 150 g Greek yoghurt

• Other

  • To Serve

Found on nonnascooking.com

Description

Directions

• Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat (or a high heat, if using an electric cooker). If your frying pan isn’t large enough to cook 18–20 kofta at once without overcrowding the pan, preheat the oven to 160°C (Gas Mark 3) for keeping cooked batches warm.
• Put all the kofta ingredients, except the oil, into a large mixing bowl and work the mixture thoroughly using your hands. Really pummel the meat mixture and ensure the ingredients are evenly combined.
• Drizzle into the hot frying pan just enough oil to coat the base and allow it to heat up. Meanwhile, begin rolling your kofta – take a small amount of the meat mixture (about the size of a ping pong ball) and roll it into a smooth ball, then place it in the frying pan and fry for about 5–6 minutes on each side or until nicely browned and cooked through. Keep adding more and more balls as you make them, cooking in batches if necessary.
• Keep the cooked kofta warm in the oven on a baking tray while you fry subsequent batches.
• Season the yoghurt with salt and pepper. If the yoghurt is too thick for drizzling, thin it down using a little olive oil and 1 tablespoon water or lemon juice.
• Arrange the kofta on a large platter and pour over a generous drizzle of the seasoned yoghurt, followed by a drizzle of sweet tamarind sauce and a sprinkling of nigella seeds. Insert a wooden skewer into each meatball and serve.