Spiced lamb skewers with pomegranate yoghurt
These lamb tender spiced lamb skewers are the perfect meal in cold weather. Before you even have a taste, the aromatic smell will have you and everyone you are cooking for sold.
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 8 bamboo skewers, soaked in water overnight
- 400g lamb mince
- 2 tsp crushed garlic
- 1 tsp pomegranate molasses
- Mint leaves to serve
- Pomegranate seeds to serve
For the spice mix
- 1 tspground cumin
- 2 tsp ground oregano
- 1 tsp sumac
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp sea salt
- Pinch ground black pepper
For the pomegranate yoghurt
- ½ cup (125g) plain yoghurt
- 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
- 1 tsp sumac
- 1 tbsp Fountain Thick Mint Sauce
- Salad of your choice to serve
Method:
1. Combine lamb with garlic, pomegranate molasses and spice mix. Mix well. With damp hands shape lamb around skewers and refrigerate for 30 minutes to set before cooking.
2. Combine yoghurt, pomegranate molasses, mint, sumac and thick mint sauce.
3. Pre-heat a barbeque hot plate to medium. Add the skewers and cook for 4 minutes, then turn and cook for a further 4 minutes or until cooked through.
4. Serve with yoghurt sauce, pomegranate seeds, mint and salad. Drizzle a bit more pomegranate molasses over lamb skewers.
Recipe courtesy of Fountain.
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