Barbecued lamb patties with yoghurt sauce
Patties
500g minced lamb
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp groud turmeric
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice (or 2 allspice)
3 black peppercorns
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/8 tsp saffron
Sauce
3/4 cup yoghurt
1/2 small red onion
1/2 bunch dill
1/2 bunch mint
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
grinding black pepper
grinding of salt
Grind all spices on speed 9 until powdered. Add lamb and blend on 6-7 until smooth (it's desirable to end up with lamb paste in this recipe, so don't worry about overdoing it). Wet hands repeatedly and shape into patties. BBQ over hot coals or gas BBQ.
For the sauce, finely chop the onion, dill and mint. Add remaining ingredients and mix gently on 2-3 until it comes together.
Serve with pitta bread, chopped tomato and lettuce, sprinkled with the sauce. It's lovely with freshly made, soft, warm floury pitta breads
