Beef Kofta Kebabs that you can enjoy even when calorie counting or following plans like Slimming World or Weight Watchers? Winning!
There isn’t much more than a love than a kebab. We came up with these Beef Kofta Kebabs as we were developing a lean Doner Kebab recipe, and they are lush!
For the full list of ingredients and comprehensive instructions, please see the recipe card at the end of this post. Before you scroll, there’s important stuff in the blurb 👍
As the weather is starting to brighten up, we thought we’d light our Big Green Egg BBQ, and pop these on to cook.
Nothing quite beats the smell of Beef Kofta Kebabs cooking on hot coals. Nothing at all! All those herbs and spices heating up, the sizzle, the spit of the coal.
Oh, you could also cook these on a gas BBQ, we just like that smokey-ness you get with a charcoal BBQ.
You don’t have to cook these Beef Kofta Kebabs on the BBQ at all if you don’t like to. It’s not as if we often get the nice weather for it either. You can always cook them in the oven, or even in a griddle pan.
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What do I need to make Beef Kofta Kebabs?
There aren’t that many things you need to make these Beef Kofta Kebabs. I’m going to list the ingredients, but you can find the full recipe at the bottom of the page.
You will need;
- 5% Mined Beef
- Bamboo skewers
- An onion, garlic, ginger, herbs and spices
First up – 5% Minced Beef
To keep these Beef Kofta Kebabs at only 93 calories a portion, it’s important to use minced beef with 5% or less fat.
This also makes them Syn Free on Slimming World, and only 1 Point per portion for people following Weight Watchers!
The Bamboo Skewers
These will be widely available in supermarkets as soon as Easter comes around. If you can’t wait until then, or if you have a feeling you’ll need lots, then Amazon is your best port of call.
If you don’t think you’ll need a few, then you might want to have a look at our other kebab recipes. You may well be needing a lot of them!
How do you make these Kofta Kebabs?
It’s pretty darn simple, as you’ll see in the recipe below. All you need to do is mix, mix, mix!
We like super simple recipes, and this is one of them!
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Beef Kofta Kebabs | Slimming World & Weight Watchers Friendly
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Servings |
Prep Time |
Cooking Time |
| kofta kebab | 10 minutes | 30 minutes |
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Calories |
WW |
Slimming World |
| 93kcal |
1 Smart Points (Flex/Freestyle) |
Zero Syns |
| Per kofta kebab | Per kofta kebab | Per kofta kebab |
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INGREDIENTS
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- 500 g Protein Food Shop 5% Mined Beef
- 1 medium Onion very finely chopped
- 1 handfull Fresh Parsley very finely chopped
- 3 Cloves Garlic very finely chopped
- 1 cm Ginger very finely chopped
- 2 tsp Ground Cumin
- 2 tsp Ground Coriander
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Ground allspice
- 1 Egg
- Low Calorie Cooking Spray
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place all the ingredients, except the egg, into a non-reactive bowl, and mix well
- Crack in the egg, and mix well to combine
- Take a small handful of the mixture, and form into a sausage
- Thread the skewer through the sausage and place on a tray. Once you've done them all - place int he fridge for 30 minutes.
- Heat your BBQ or oven to 180°C
- Spray your kebabs with low calorie cooking spray, and place in the BBQ or oven for 20-30 minutes until cooked through
RECIPE NOTES
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This recipe can be frozen, but please remember to do the following; - Freeze it as soon as it is cold enough. |
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If making this recipe Gluten Free please make sure to check the ingredients that you’re using. Especially things such as; - Stock cubes |
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Hi,
OK to swap the beef mince for a lamb mince?
Many thanks X
Hi Ruth
We’ve used 5% beef mince in this recipe because it’s free. You can’t buy 5% lamb mince, the lowest available commercially is 10%, and even that is quite hard to find. The 10% lamb mince would need to be Synned at 1.5 Syns per 100g. 20% lamb mince, which is more commonly available, is Synned at 4.5 Syns per 100g. Thanks for getting in touch. 🙂
Hello,
What does a non-reactive bowl mean??
Thanks
Matt
Hi Matt
Non-reactive means the material the bowl or utensil is made of or coated with will not react with acids.
If you use a stainless steel, ceramic, glass, enamel or plastic bowl, that’ll be fine. 🙂