Turkish Adana Kebab Recipe
Kebabs are a key element of Turkish cuisine, with each city in Turkey boasting its own distinct recipe. Some of the most popular types include beef kofta, iskender, doner, chicken shish, and marinated lamb shish kebabs.
Ingredients
For the yoghurt and garlic sauce:
- Yogurt – 1 cup
- Garlic (chopped) – 4 cloves
- Lemon juice – 4 tbsp
- Salt – to taste
For the Turkish salad:
- Onion (sliced) – 1
- Tomato (sliced) – 1
- Lemon juice – 3 tbsp
- Olive oil – 1 tbsp
- Sumac – ½ tsp
- Coriander (chopped) – 2 tbsp
- Black pepper – 2 tsp
- Salt – to taste
For the kebabs:
- Minced lamb – 1kg
- Onion (chopped) – 1
- Garlic (chopped) – 4 cloves
- Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp
- Yogurt – 2 tbsp
- Ground sumac – 2 tsp
- Ground cumin – 2 tsp
- Ground black pepper – 2 tsp
- Red chilli flakes – 2 tsp
- Fresh coriander leaves (chopped) – 2-3 tbsp
- Salt – to taste
Instructions
For the yoghurt and garlic sauce:
- Take a bowl. Add yoghurt, garlic, lemon juice and salt. Mix all the ingredients together until a thick creamy sauce is formed.
For the Turkish salad:
- Take a bowl and add tomato, onion, coriander, olive oil and lemon juice. Add in salt and sumac and mix them together.
For the kebabs:
- Take a medium sized bowl and add the minced lamb. Season it with black pepper, red chilli flakes, ginger garlic paste. Add all the other ingredients to the bowl and mix well.
- Now put the spicy minced lamb in the food processor and allow it to blend until it is incorporated well.
- Put the meat in a bowl and let it rest in the fridge for around 3-4 hours.
- Once the meat is set, make balls of the mixture. Moisten your hands while making these balls so that it doesn’t stick to your hands.
- Now take the skewers and gently assemble the meat balls on the sticks to make long and flat kebab shapes.
- Take a flat pan or tawa. Drizzle around 2-3 tbsp of oil on it and allow it to heat on the grill.
- Place the kebabs on the pan and allow them to cook on a medium heat. Turn them over so that they get cooked from both the sides. This may take around 7-8 mins. Avoid over-cooking as it may make the kebabs dry.
- Once the kebabs are cooked, take them out on a platter and sprinkle black pepper, cumin, red chilli flakes and sumac.
- Your kebabs are ready to be served. Serve them with the Turkish salad and the garlic and yoghurt sauce in order to enhance its flavors.
Nutrition
Calories: 601kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 45gFat: 41gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 165mgSodium: 583mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6g
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