These minced lamb canapes are the perfect versatile finger food you can whip up and serve at your next house party. Easy to prep and put together, you’ll find yourself coming back to these every single time you’re entertaining.
Team them up with the spicy tangy dressing, and you’ve got yourself a total crowd pleaser!
Here’s all you need to know about making them the right way.
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Ingredients For the Recipe
To make these minced lamb canapes with the spicy and tangy dressing, you’ll need a few ingredients.
For the Minced Lamb
- Oil: 1 tbsp
- Cumin seeds: ½ tsp
- Dried Fenugreek leaves: 1 tsp
- Green chilies (chopped): 2 tbsp
- Onions (finely chopped): ½ cup
- Ginger garlic paste: 1 tbsp
- Peas: ¼ cup
- Turmeric powder: A pinch
- Red chili powder: 1 tsp
- Coriander powder: ½ tbsp
- Cumin powder: ½ tbsp
- Garam masala: 1 tsp
- Salt: 1 teaspoon or as per required
- Minced lamb: 1.5 cups
- Coriander leaves (chopped): For garnish
For the spicy Tangy dressing
- Raw mango (roughly chopped): 1 cup
- Red chili powder: 1 tsp
- Black salt: ½ tsp
- Lemon juice: 1 tsp
- Green chilies: 2
- Salt: 1 tsp
- Water: 3-4 tbsp
For the Canapes
- Cracker biscuits: As required
- Prepared minced lamb
- Spicy tangy dressing
- Mint leaves: For garnish
How to Make the Minced Lamb Canapes
Once you have everything ready, here’s the process you’ll need to follow to make the canapes.
Heat oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds and green chilies.
Add the dried fenugreek leaves. Saute.
Next, add the onions and mix well. Cook for 30 seconds.
Add the ginger garlic paste and saute.
Add the peas next and cook for 1 minute.
Add all the powdered spices and saute. Cook for 30-40 seconds.
Next, add the minced lamb and cook until it turns golden brown.
To make the spicy, tangy dressing, just mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
To assemble, take the cracker biscuits. Top them with the prepared minced lamb.
Next add a small scoop of the spicy and tangy dressing on top.
Garnish with a mint leaf and serve as party starters.
Frequently Asked Questions
The minced meat mixture for the canapes is pretty much a simple mix of the meat and a few spices and seasonings. To make things interesting and healthier, you can also add in some veggies like green beans, corn kernels, carrots and potatoes. 
To assemble these minced lamb canapes, you’ll need to use crackers. However, if you don’t have them at hand or are looking for an alternative, you could use mini tart shells or filo pastry squares instead.
Yes, you totally can! You can use ground mock meat or soya granules as a replacement for the lamb meat in this recipe, and follow the rest of the steps as is to enjoy a vegan version of the recipe.
Don’t have the time to whip up the spicy dressing? You can use any other dressing or dip of your choice. Salsa, guacamole, sour cream, tahini or any thick salad dressing can be good alternatives. 
Yes! The best part about making these minced lamb canapes is that you can actually prepare the meat filling and the dressing days in advance and refrigerate them until you are ready to assemble the canapes.
Got some leftovers? Just store everything separately in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Minced lamb canapes that have already been assembled, unfortunately, don’t last very long and end up getting soggy. 
Tips & Tricks to Make the Minced Lamb Canapes
Think you’re ready to give the recipe a shot? Wait up! You might want to have these additional tips and tricks handy.
- Don’t have lamb mince? You can follow the exact same recipe and use chicken mince or turkey mince instead, and the canapes will turn out just as delicious.
- Make sure you get your seasoned and cooked mince mixture to a dry consistency. This will ensure that the whole thing doesn’t end up becoming one big mess once you assemble it.
- If your minced meat mixture still seems too runny, you can cook it just a little bit more until all the excess water has evaporated.
- Another great way to fix the runnyness is to add a little cornflour (or regular flour) to the mix, and cook for a few extra minutes until the mixture sort of thickens up and comes together.
- Don’t forget to garnish and top the canapes with a generous sprinkle of chopped cilantro or green onions- whatever you have at hand. This will add a nice layer of freshness and a pop of color to them.
Serving Ideas & Suggestions
These delicious minced lamb canapes taste perfect when paired with the spicy tangy dressing, but you can also go ahead and team them up with any other dip of your choice.
They make for an excellent snack or an appetizer for a party, and are so versatile, you can serve them as a side with almost anything.
Loved how they turned out? You might also want to check out some of these interesting and fun appetizers.
- Tandoori Potatoes With Green Chutney
- Crispy Baby Corn Salad with Air Fried Baby Corn
- Air Fried Raw Mango Cutlets with Tamarind Chutney
📖 Recipe
Minced Lamb Canapes with Spicy Tangy Dressing
Ingredients
Ingredients For The Minced Lamb
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Dried Fenugreek Leaves
- 2 tablespoon Green Chilies , (chopped)
- ½ cup Onions , (finely chopped)
- 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- ¼ cup Peas
- 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- ½ tablespoon Coriander Powder
- ½ tablespoon Cumin Powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1.5 cup Minced Lamb
- 1 cup Coriander Leaves, (chopped for garnish)
Ingredients For The spicy Tangy Dressing
- 1 cup Raw Mango , (roughly chopped)
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- ½ teaspoon Black Salt
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 2 pcs Green Chilies
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 4 tablespoon Water
Ingredients For The Canapes
- 1 packet Cracker Biscuits
- 1 bowl Prepared Minced Lamb
- 1 cup Spicy Tangy Dressing
- 1 tablespoon Mint Leaves, (for garnish)
Instructions
- Heat oil in apan. Add the cumin seeds and green chilies.
- Add the dried fenugreek leaves. Saute.
- Next, add the onions and mix well. Cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the ginger garlic paste and saute.
- Add the peas next and cook for 1 minute.
- Add all the powdered spices and saute. Cook for 30-40 seconds.
- Next, add the minced lamb and cook until it turns golden brown.
- To assemble, take the cracker biscuits. Top them with the prepared minced lamb.
- Next add a small scoop of the spicy and tangy dressing on top.
- Garnish with a mint leaf and serve as party starters.
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