Doner Kebabs that are healthy!

Yes, if you make your own you can cut down on all the bad stuff in the standard Doner kebab.  Even better, why not make a big batch, shape them into individual portions and freeze them, the you don't even need to go out to get your fix!  This recipe serves 4 comfortably.  You can also do these on the barbecue come the summer and they make a nice change for sausage and burgers.

Ingredients
500g extra lean lamb mince - get the leanest you can find or even make your own if you wish.
2 onions
4 cloves garlic
2 heaped teaspoons ground cumin
2 heaped teaspoons ground coriander
1 green or red chilli
1 teaspoon oregano (optional)
half a teaspoon of salt

To serve
1 pitta bread per person
4 tomatoes
1 little gem lettuce
1 red onion
half a cucumber
1 fresh chilli
1 lemon

Method
Chop the onions as finely as you can and put them into a bowl.  Crush the garlic cloves to a pulp and add them to the bowl.  Add the mince, the cumin, coriander, salt and oregano if using and mix them all together as thoroughly as possible.  Heat the grill to full and while it's warming shape the kebabs into individual sausage shapes and thread them onto a metal skewer (you can use wooden skewers but make sure you soak them for 10-20 mins if you do).  Put them under the grill and cook them turning regularly until they are nicely browned - it takes between 10 and 20 minutes.

While the kebabs are cooking  prepare the pittas and the salad.  I tend to put pittas in the microwave for 30 -40 seconds on high to heat them through as I prefer a softer finish, but if you like a little more crunch put them in the toaster until cooked to your liking.

Wash and shred the little gem lettuce, dice the cucumber and slice the red onion, chilli and tomatoes and put everything on a plate so everyone can help themselves.

Once the kebabs are cooked, put one on each plate with a pitta bread, Slice the lemon into quarters and add one to each plate then serve with the salad.  You can also make your own chilli sauce if you wish to go with it.

Enjoy the meal and you won't have to feel guilty either!