Turkish Lamb Adana Kebab
A spicy, long lamb mince kebab with flavours of sumac, chili and parsley.
Ingredients
FOR THE KEBABS
- 500 g mince lamb or beef
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon sumac
- 2 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon crushed black pepper
- 2 teaspoon roasted and crushed cumin
- pinch cinnamon
- ½ onion chopped
- 3 tablespoon yogurt
- 2-3 tablespoon parsely chopped
FOR SPICE MIX
- ½ teaspoon sumac
- ½ teaspoon red chili flakes
- ½ teaspoon crushed black pepper
- ½ teaspoon roasted and crushed cumin
FOR GARLIC YOGURT SAUCE
- 1 cup yogurt
- 3 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3-4 cloves of fresh garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
FOR TURKISH SALAD
- 1 red onion sliced
- 1 tomato sliced
- 2 tablespoon parsley chopped
- 2-3 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon sumac
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Add all the kebab ingredients to the food processor and pulse till incorporated. Rest the meat at least for 2 hours, overnight is best though.
- Moisten your hand with water and make equal sized balls of the mixture. I was using big iron skewers so got around 6 huge balls. Take a metal or wooden skewer and make long, flat kebabs on it.
- Heat a flat pan (or tawa) and drizzle 2-3 tablespoon oil. Place your kebabs on medium heat and cook for a few minutes each side until charred. Do not over cook them or they will get dry.
- Alternatively, you can grill them on an outdoor charcoal grill or bake them. For baking see the Cooking Methods heading above.
- Mix together the spice mix ingredients. And when the Adana Kebabs are cooked sprinkle it on both sides. You can also add it while they are cooking.
- Now, make the Garlic Yogurt Sauce by combining everything together.
- Also add all the Turkish salad ingredients in a bowl.
- Serve the Adana Kebabs with flatbread, Garlic Yogurt Sauce, Turkish Salad, lemon wedges and pickled peppers.
Notes
- If you can't find sumac, grind dried pomegranate seeds and use them in the same quantity.
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