Kofta Burgers

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 lbground lamb
• 2onion, grated or very finely chopped
• 1 headgarlic, whole head; all cloves crushed or grated
• 6 tbspgaram masala, unusually large quantity
• 1 bunchcoriander, fresh; finely chopped
• 1 tbspchili sauce
• 8pitta bread, to serve
• 4tomatoes, sliced; for serving
• 1/2red cabbage, shredded; for serving
• 1red onion, sliced; for serving
• 10 1/2 ozyogurt, small pot; for serving

Method

1. 1

   Tip the ground lamb into a large bowl with the onion, garlic, garam masala, coriander, chili sauce and a good pinch of salt. Mix well with your hands until completely combined.

2. 2

   Shape the mixture into 16 small flat burgers. These can be chilled for up to 1 day or frozen for up to 1 month.

3. 3

   Heat the broiler to its highest setting. Lay the burgers in a single layer on a baking sheet and broil on the highest shelf for 5 to 6 minutes on each side until browned and cooked through.

4. 4

   Pile the burgers on a platter and serve with warm pitta, sliced tomatoes, red cabbage, red onion and yogurt.