Recipes and Cooking Kofta Kabobs Be the first to rate & review! Our tribute to the traditional Middle Eastern dish mixes lamb, beef, and mushrooms. By Danielle Centoni Danielle Centoni Instagram Twitter Website Danielle Centoni is an award-winning food writer and recipe developer whose career spans two decades. She's a former newspaper and magazine editor, a frequent contributor to national publications, and the author and co-author of six cookbooks and counting. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on June 18, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Carson Downing Hands On Time: 30 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 8 skewers, 1 2/3 cups cacik Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 6 ounce shiitake mushrooms, stemmed 1 cup packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves ½ cup packed fresh cilantro leaves ½ cup onion, cut into chunks 3 large garlic cloves 2 green onions, cut into chunks 2 teaspoon ground cumin 2 teaspoon ground coriander ¼ - ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper ½ pound ground lamb ½ pound ground beef Mint, Carrot, and Cucumber Cacik Directions Place mushrooms in a food processor and pulse until chopped. Heat 2 tsp. olive oil in large skillet over medium-high. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3 minutes (you should have about 1/2 cup.) Return to food processor. Add parsley, cilantro, onion, garlic, green onions, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper, cayenne, 1 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper. Pulse until mixture is very finely chopped. Add lamb and beef; pulse until evenly mixed. Chill mixture at least 30 minutes or up to overnight. Preheat an outdoor grill to medium (350°F to 400°F); brush cooking grates clean and lightly oil. (Or set a grill pan over medium-high and brush with oil.) Divide the meat mixture into eight 3-oz. portions. Shape each portion around a flat metal 8- to 9-inch skewer (this helps meat adhere to skewer), forming oval patties about 1 1/2 inches thick. (If using wood skewers, use two skewers per kofta, spaced 1/2 inch apart. Soak in water at least 30 minutes before shaping meat onto skewers.) Grill the skewers on a covered grill over direct heat about 8 minutes until meat is fully cooked (160°F), turning once halfway through. Serve with Mint, Carrot, and Cucumber Cacik. Mint, Carrot, and Cucumber Cacik Peel 1/2 of an English or Persian cucumber. Cut in half lengthwise; scoop out seeds. Shred on the large holes of a grater or finely chop (about 1 cup). In a medium bowl combine cucumber, 1 cup plain Greek yogurt, 1/3 cup shredded carrot, 2 Tbsp. each chopped fresh mint and cilantro, 1/2 tsp. lemon zest, 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, 1 tsp. ground cumin, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper. Cover; chill at least 1 hour. Makes 1 2/3 cups. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 378 Calories 25g Fat 12g Carbs 27g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 378 % Daily Value * Total Fat 25g 32% Saturated Fat 10g 50% Cholesterol 85mg 28% Sodium 1276mg 55% Total Carbohydrate 12g 4% Total Sugars 5g Protein 27g Vitamin C 24.8mg 124% Calcium 65mg 5% Iron 4.2mg 23% Potassium 593mg 13% Folate, total 43.8mcg Vitamin B-12 1.9mcg Vitamin B-6 0.4mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.