Cook book

Döner Kebab

361 calories/portion

Dish Summary

Preparation

1. To make the garlic sauce, mix all the ingredients in a small bowl and set aside to allow the flavours to mingle.

2. Put the lamb mince in a food processor with the onion, coriander, cumin, salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper. Blitz until as smooth as possible.

3. Divide the mince mixture into 4 balls. Cut a 60cm sheet of cling film and dust with ¼ teaspoon of sifted flour. Place a lamb portion on half of the film and fold the rest of the cling film over to cover it completely. Use a rolling pin to roll the kebab mixture thinly – about 5mm is just about right. Leave it inside the cling film. Do the same with the remaining portions of lamb.

4. Put the pita breads on a baking tray and place them under a preheated medium grill – not too close – for 1–2 minutes on each side until hot. Keep warm. Mist a large non-stick frying pan with oil and place over a medium-high heat.

5. Lift the cling film off the top of a portion of lamb. Peel off the backing film and, holding the lamb on a spatula or over your hand, very gently and carefully place it in the hot frying pan. Do the same with a second piece of flattened lamb and fry both for about 1 minute on each side until lightly browned and cooked through. Flatten the lamb into the hot pan by pressing it with a spatula as the meat cooks. Put the lamb on a warmed plate and cook the other 2 portions.

6. Put the warmed pitas on a board and cut them open along one side, then fill with salad and the hot lamb. Spoon over the garlic sauce and chilli sauce too, if you like. Add a couple of pickled chillies for extra authenticity and serve!

Serves 4

Ingredients

· 400g lean minced lamb

· ½ medium onion, roughly chopped

· 1 tsp ground coriander

· 1 tsp ground cumin

· 1 tsp flaked sea salt

· 1 tsp plain flour

· 4 white or wholemeal pita breads (each about 60g)

· Oil, for spraying

· Hot chili sauce (optional)

· Freshly ground black pepper

· Garlic sauce:

· 4 tbsp fat-free yoghurt

· 1 large garlic clove, crushed

· pinch of flaked sea salt

· Salad:

· 2 large tomatoes, sliced

· 100g cucumber, sliced

· Shredded lettuce,

· Pickled chillies, finely shredded (optional)

· White cabbage and red onion rings (optional)

20 minutes prep + 5 minutes cooking