Kofta Kebabs

What is kofta kebabs you ask? 'Kofta is a Middle Eastern dumpling. In the simplest form, koftas consist of balls of minced or ground meat — usually beef or lamb — mixed with spices and/or onions.' (via wikipedia)

Tonight Greg and I made our version of this dish. It is a modified recipe from allrecipes.com. Along with the kebabs we had a green salad and rice.

Our Version of Kofta Kebabs
1 pound ground turkey
4 cloves of garlic
1/2 small onion
2 tsp of salt
2 tsp of black pepper
3 tbs of Italian seasoning (recipe called for parsley but we did not have any on hand)
1 tbs curry powder (recipe called for coriander but we did not have any. I figured there's coriander in curry powder so it would work nicely)
2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp all spice
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp ground ginger

First place the garlic and onion in a food processor to grind it up finely.
Then mix the garlic and onion in with the meat and other seasonings.
We rolled out 'cigars' from the meat that are the length of your index finger, but twice as thick. (very technical, I know)
We placed it on a cookie sheet and into a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Since rice takes the same amount of time, the rice and the kebabs cooked simultaneously.

It is a pretty easy meal if you're looking for something different to do with ground meat. I'm sure this would taste great with beef or pork or any other ground meat.

Enjoy!

Where can I find a recipe?

When I'm looking for a recipe, my first choice is to go to http://allrecipes.com/ I've never tried a recipe from this site I haven't at least liked. From plum cobbler to carnitas to banana bread, for vegans to carnivores, it's a great site. It is very user friendly. I like that the comments are listed under the recipe and are easy to view. There is also nutritional information listed on the side if you're counting calories. You can also change the serving size and the ingredient list changes to your needs. If you like using the metric system for measurement, you can change that as well! I've looked at other sites but this is my first choice. :-)