Cauliflower, onions and homemade turkey kofta are tossed in a quick spice mix and baked in the air fryer in this simple one basket meal. Drizzle with plenty of garlicky lemon hummus to finish. Turkey steaks can dry out in the air fryer, but make little kofta patties from turkey thigh mince and they fry up beautifully for this fattoush-style salad. So you can find the recipe for this air fryer turkey kofta traybake with fried bread chips and hummus dressing on page 123 of The Ultimate Air Fryer Cookbook: One Basket Meals.
PREP 20 minutes
COOK 35 minutes
SERVES 4 people
KIT you will need an air fryer and mixing bowls
Ingredients for air fryer turkey kofta
700g of turkey thigh mince (low fat)
3 large carrots, peeled and thickly sliced on the diagonal
3 fresh beetroots, peeled and each chopped into 8 to 10 wedges
1 small cauliflower, cut into florets (about 350g prepared weight)
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 red onion, sliced into wedges
Olive oil spray
2 Middle Eastern-style flatbreads
A handful of chopped fresh parsley
60g pomegranate seeds
For the spice mix:
2 teaspoon of ground cumin
2 teaspoon of ground coriander
1 teaspoon of paprika
½ teaspoon of ground allspice
2 teaspoons of dried mint
1 teaspoon of onion granules
1 teaspoon of garlic granules
2 teaspoons of flaky sea salt
A good grind of black pepper
For the hummus drizzle:
150g of hummus
1 tablespoons of olive oil
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 small garlic clove, crushed
Sea salt and ground black pepper
Method
First of all, combine all the spice mix ingredients in a small bowl to make a kofta blend.
Then put the turkey mince in a bowl and add 2½ tablespoons of the spice mix. Mix well to combine, then divide the meat into 16 equal portions and roll into balls. Then flatten each ball into a patty and set aside.
So put the carrot slices and beetroot wedges in a bowl and add 2 teaspoons of the spice mix and half the olive oil. Then tip into the air fryer drawer and cook at 180C for 10 minutes to start them softening.
Then put the cauliflower and onion in the same bowl with the remaining olive oil and 2 teaspoons of the spice mix. You should now just have a tiny bit left for serving. Mix together well.
So once the 10 minutes are up, tip the cauliflower and onion into the basket. Then Add the kofta patties over the top and spray them with olive oil. Cook for 20 minutes, giving the basket a shake occasionally, so everything is well mixed and cooks together.
Meanwhile, mix up the hummus drizzle by combining all the ingredients in a bowl. Then taste and season with salt and pepper.
Then rip the flat breads into large rough chunks and spray on both sides with olive oil. So once the veggies and koftas have had their 20 minutes, check the meat koftas are fully cooked and the veggies are all tender. Tip the bread into the fryer and cook at 190C for 5 minutes, giving it a couple of shakes during cooking, until the bread is crispy and golden.
Finally divide the contents of the air fryer between four plates and drizzle the hummus generously over the top of each. Scatter with the parsley and pomegranate seeds, adding a sprinkle of any remaining spice mix over the top.
Similar recipes
So if you love these air fryer turkey kofta, you might like my air fryer roast chicken recipe also from my One Basket Meals book, or this air fryer turkey crown and the air fryer turkey burger recipe.