Air Fryer Kofta

Name: Air Fryer Kofta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 ½ cup Greek Yogurt (1 1/2 cups plain Greek yogurt *I use full-fat. It has better flavor and texture); ¼ cup Mint (1/4 cup fresh mint finely chopped); 3 tbsp Lemon Juice (3 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice); 3 cloves Garlic (3 cloves garlic minced, divided); ½ tsp Table Salt (1/2 tsp salt divided); ½ tsp Black Pepper (1/2 tsp pepper divided); 1 lb Ground Beef (1 lb lean ground beef 92% lean); 1 lb Ground Lamb (1 lb ground lamb); ¾ cup English Cucumber (3/4 cup English cucumber seeded and shredded); 1 piece Tomato (1 large tomato sliced); ½ cup Red Onion (1/2 cup red onion thinly sliced); 3 cup Lettuce (3 cups shredded lettuce); 8 pieces Pita Bread (8 Greek flatbreads We love the Papa Pita brand)

Air Fryer Kofta - Main Course (Middle Eastern)

32 minMiddle Eastern

Servings8

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Steps

1Peel and slice the cucumber and scrape out the seeds with a spoon. Shred the cucumber and place into a strainer or a large bowl. Set aside while you prepare the sauce.
2In a medium-size bowl, whisk together: yogurt, mint, lemon juice, 2 minced garlic cloves, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper
3Separate out 1/3 cup of the yogurt mixture and cover the remaining sauce and refrigerate while you prepare the kofta
4In a large mixing bowl, combine the lamb, ground beef, 1 minced garlic clove, remaining salt and pepper, and 1/3 cup yogurt mixture. Using your hands, knead the mixture until it is thoroughly combined. I glove-up for this so that I can really work the mixture and mix it well.
5Divide mixture into 8 four-ounce balls (I use a food scale for this) and shape into 5-inch cylinders. I had enough mixture leftover to make an additional 2.5 oz meatball. Spray the basket of the air fryer with non-stick spray and arrange the kofta on the rack, leaving space in between for proper air circulation. If you have a small appliance, you may need to do this in two batches
6Set air fryer to 400 degrees and cook for 8 minutes, flip and continue to cook 4-6 more minutes until lightly browned and cooked through. The internal meat temperature should register 160 degrees.
7Stir the strained shredded cucumber into the Greek yogurt sauce (or you can also serve it on the side as a topping)
8Serve kofta on the Greek flatbread with lettuce, tomato, red onion and drizzle with yogurt sauce