Köfta Kebab Burger with Achaar and Tzatziki
Hayama's quarterfinal burger — spiced beef-and-lamb köfta in pita, with homemade tzatziki and a sharp onion achaar
- Difficulty
- Total time
- 1 h 30 min
- Hands-on
- 55 min
- Cost
- ¥¥¥¥
- Servings
- 4
Equipmentgrill pan, frying pan, spice grinder, bowls
Tastespicy, herby, tangy, smoky
Ingredients
+ added by Totsuki AI. ≈ amount estimated by Totsuki AI.
Köfta
- 300 g ground beef (amount estimated)
- 200 g ground lamb (amount estimated)
- 3 tbsp parsley, chopped (amount estimated)
- ½ tsp cloves, ground (amount estimated)
- ½ tsp fennel seeds, ground (amount estimated)
- ½ tsp black pepper (amount estimated)
- 1 tsp paprika (amount estimated)
- ½ tsp smoked paprika (amount estimated)
- 1 tsp salt (added by Totsuki AI)
- ½ onion, grated (added by Totsuki AI)
Tzatziki
- 200 g greek yogurt (amount estimated)
- 1 clove garlic, grated (amount estimated)
- ½ cucumber, grated and squeezed (added by Totsuki AI)
- 1 tbsp olive oil (amount estimated)
- 1 tbsp mint, chopped (amount estimated)
- salt, to taste (amount estimated)
Onion achaar
- 1 onion, finely chopped (amount estimated)
- 2 tbsp mustard oil (amount estimated)
- ½ tsp mustard seeds (amount estimated)
- ½ tsp cumin seeds (amount estimated)
- 1 tsp amchoor (amount estimated)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (amount estimated)
- 1 tsp honey (amount estimated)
- 1 green chili pepper, chopped (amount estimated)
- ½ tsp ginger, grated (amount estimated)
To serve
- 4 pita breads (amount estimated)
- lettuce, to taste, shredded (added by Totsuki AI)
- 1 tomato, sliced (added by Totsuki AI)
Method
+ step written by Totsuki AI.
- 1
Make the tzatziki by mixing all its ingredients; chill.+
- 2
For the achaar, heat the mustard oil until hazy, crackle the mustard and cumin seeds, pour over the onion with the ginger and chili, then stir in the amchoor, lemon juice and honey. Leave for 20 minutes.+
- 3
Knead the köfta mixture well and shape 4 flat oval patties.+
- 4
Grill over high heat for 4 minutes per side until charred and 71 °C inside.+
- 5
Warm the pitas, open them into pockets and fill with lettuce, tomato, a patty, tzatziki and achaar.+
Food safety
- Cook minced meat through to 71 °C / 160 °F — no pink in the centre.