Beef keftas with yogurt sauce

Ingredients

• 800 g ground beef
• 60 g Greek yogurt
• 2 cloves garlic
• 7 sprigs of parsley
• 7 sprigs of coriander
• 2 teaspoons of powdered sumac
• 2 teaspoons of ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon(s) of cardamom powder

• salt and pepper

• olive oil

• 8 skewers

• Yogurt sauce

• 100 g Greek yogurt
• 20 g tahini
• 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• salt and pepper

Preparation

1. Prepare the stuffing. In a salad bowl, place the Greek yogurt, pressed garlic, finely chopped herbs (keep a few sprigs for serving), sumac, cumin and cardamom. Season with salt and pepper.

2. Add the ground beef, then knead the stuffing by hand until the mixture is smooth. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3. Prepare the meatballs. With slightly damp hands, take 100 g of the mixture to shape slightly flattened and compact sausages, then stick them onto the skewers.

4. Brush them with olive oil.

5. Cook the keftas for 10 minutes in a hot pan, turning them every 2 minutes.

6. Prepare the yogurt sauce. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients until the sauce is smooth.

7. Sprinkle the keftas with chopped parsley and coriander. Serve with the yogurt sauce.