Photographer: James Moffatt. Stylist: Olivia Blackmore.
Herby lamb kofta cooked in the air fryer makes the perfect share platter for a low-fuss family meal. It’s fast, fresh and served with a colourful tomato salad, green tahini and grilled pitta bread.
Ingredients
Method
Using your hands, combine lamb, cumin, coriander, paprika, egg, breadcrumbs and half each of the chopped mint and parsley in a bowl; mix well. With damp hands, shape level tablespoons of mince mixture into balls. Spray all over with cooking spray.
Preheat a 7-litre air fryer to 180ËšC for 3 minutes.
Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray. Taking care, place koftas, in a single layer, in the basket; at 180ËšC, cook for 8 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through cooking time, until browned and cooked through.
Meanwhile, to make green tahini, combine yoghurt, tahini, lemon juice and remaining chopped mint and parsley in a small serving bowl.
To make tomato salad, combine tomatoes, cucumber, mint and parsley on a platter; drizzle with oil and season.
Add koftas and green tahini to platter; serve with grilled pitta bread.
Air fryer lamb kofta tips
To ensure even browning, shake or turn lamb koftas halfway through the cooking time. To prevent overbrowning, ensure sufficient distance between the top of the koftas and the cooking element. When using basket-style air fryers to cook items like these lamb koftas or chips, shake the basket occasionally during the cooking process. With larger oven air fryers, you will need to swap the top and bottom racks around, as the heat is more concentrated near the element at the top of the air fryer.
