Oven-Baked Kofta Kebabs (Pakistani-Style)

  4.0 – 1 reviews  • Pakistani

These mouthwatering kebabs are sure to be a hit! My husband’s family has used this recipe for many years. Serve with naan or basmati rice.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or more as needed
  2. 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
  3. 1 pound ground beef, or more to taste
  4. 1 egg
  5. 1 tablespoon plain yogurt, or to taste
  6. 1 tablespoon garlic paste
  7. 1 tablespoon ginger paste
  8. 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  9. 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  10. 1 teaspoon ground red pepper, or more to taste
  11. 1 ½ teaspoons cumin seeds
  12. 1 cup tomato sauce
  13. 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer onion and 1 tablespoon of the oil from the skillet to a food processor and puree until smooth. Reserve remaining oil in the skillet.
  3. Place onion puree, beef, egg, yogurt, garlic paste, ginger paste, coriander, salt, and red pepper in a bowl. Mix by hand to combine. Form beef mixture into 4 to 5-inch-long kebabs using oiled hands. Arrange in a baking pan.
  4. Saute cumin seeds in the reserved oil over medium-high heat until blackened, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, and salt; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes more. Pour the sauce over the kebabs. Cover with aluminum foil.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until beef is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. Uncover and turn on the broiler. Broil until brown, about 5 minutes more.
  6. Tomato paste may be substituted for tomato sauce.
  7. For extra spicy kebabs, add about 1 teaspoon ground red pepper to the sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 341 kcal
Carbohydrate 11 g
Cholesterol 112 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 23 g
Saturated Fat 7 g
Sodium 1990 mg
Sugars 4 g
Fat 22 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Nicole Zimmerman
i made it today i added rice and yogurt sauce too

 

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