Craving Middle Eastern delights? Try this recipe for Roasted Lamb Dumplings and Dates with Lebanese Salsa

A blend of flavors that comes together with melt-in-your-mouth goodness and satisfies our craving for Middle Eastern delights is everything we crave for today and that’s when our eyes caught sight of Roasted Skewered Lamb with Lebanese Salsa. Stumbled upon a recipe for dumplings and dates that promises a culinary adventure. Commonly included as a meat consumed in the Mediterranean diet, lamb meat reduces the risk of heart disease or inflammation, studies show, while grass-fed lamb is a good source of selenium and zinc. Source that fights oxidative stress.

The zinc content also helps in growth and development in children as well as boosting immunity, but apart from this, the zinc content in lamb helps in wound healing, DNA and protein synthesis. Compared to other protein sources like chicken or fish, lamb as a red meat contains a lot of iron which can help improve and prevent anemia symptoms.

The anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids in lamb aid fat loss and improve lean muscle mass courtesy of its conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). On the other hand, dates contain a high amount of fiber which is important for our overall health because in addition to an excellent nutritional profile it benefits digestive health by promoting regular bowel movements, providing various antioxidants that reduce the risk of many diseases. Helps in reducing and also helps. Improves brain functioning.

The appetizer game is so good, as we type this we’re already drooling over this delicious recipe for Roasted Squared Lamb Dumplings and Dates with Lebanese Salsa! Check out the recipe below and thank us later –

Ingredients for Lamb Dumplings:

• Lamb mince: 500 grams
• Chopped Onion: 50 grams
• Chopped Garlic: 10 cloves
• Chopped green chilli: 1 tsp
• Garam masala: 1 teaspoon
• Chopped mint leaves: 2 tbsp
• Coriander leaves: 2 tbsp
• Chilli Flakes: 1 tsp
• Egg: 1
• Breadcrumbs: 50 grams
• salt to taste
• Onion chopped into cubes: 100 grams
• Seedless dates cut in half: 10 dates
• Green capsicum cut into cubes: 100 grams

Ingredients for Lebanese Salsa:

• Ripe tomatoes cut into cubes: 5 tomatoes
• Olive oil: 3 tbsp
• Chopped Onion: 2 tsp
• Chopped Garlic: 1 tbsp
• Chilli pieces: 1 pinch
• Ajwain: 1 pinch
• Chopped mint leaves: 1 teaspoon
• Sugar: half teaspoon
• salt to taste

Method:

Lamb Dumplings

• Mix all the ingredients from lamb mince to salt well in a bowl.
• – Make small pakodas and keep them aside.
• Take a wooden skewer and pierce a dumpling in it, then a piece of onion, green capsicum and a piece of seedless date. Repeat this with 3 dumplings.
• Place all the pakodas diagonally in the same manner on the oven tray.
• Preheat the oven and place the skewered lamb dumplings in the tray and fry them until cooked.

Lebanese Salsa

• In a saucepan, heat olive oil and sauté onion and garlic until golden brown.
• Add chilli pieces and parsley.
• Add chopped tomatoes and mix. Cook on low flame until the sauce thickens.
• Now add chopped mint leaves, sugar and salt to it.
• Set aside to use with skewered lamb meatballs.

Plating:

• Spread tomato salsa in the center on a serving plate.
• Place three roasted skewers on top, as shown, and drizzle a little virgin olive oil on top. Serve hot with other dishes.

(Recipe: Chef Aji Joseph, Head – Culinary Development and Innovation)