Yogurtlu Kebab - Kofta With Tomato Sauce And Yogurt - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (400 g) cans chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon paprika, you may need more
1 pita bread
For The Yogurt Layer
2 1/2 cups plain yogurt
Variations
1/2 lemon, juice of
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 teaspoon dried mint
salt and pepper, to taste
Garnishes
2 -3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped

Preparation

Put the tomatoes in a pan with the olive oil, paprika, salt and pepper and sugar and cook over a medium heat for about 15 minutes.
Add the meatballs from recipe #451292, bring the sauce to a simmer, and cook the sauce and meatballs for another 15 minutes, or until they are cooked through.
If you are using the toasted pita, then toast it under the broiler until brown and crisp. Break it into small pieces.
In each individual bowl, put a quarter of the toasted pita pieces, tomato sauce and meatballs over it and top with a layer of the yogurt.
Garnish with the pine nuts, and finely chopped parsley.