Shami Kebab recipe by Shabana Akbany

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Kebabs are a favorite finger foods and can perfect as in-between meals snack and even party appetizers.  Here is a tasty shammi kebab recipe by our favorite chef Shabana Akbany.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 kg mince meat
  • 75 gms chana daal soaked for 1 hour
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 big onion chopped
  • 3 /4 red dry chillies
  • 2″ piece ginger {cut into long slices}
  • 5/ 6 garlic pods {unchopped}
  • 1 tsp zeera / dhania powder{heaped}
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 cup chopped coriander leaves
  • 2 / 3 eggs {beaten with a pinch of salt
  • red chilly powder and a tbsp of water
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying

Directions:

  1. Pressure cook mince meat along with chana daal, onion, turmeric powder, red chillies, ginger, garlic, garam masala, coriander leaves and salt without any water.
  2. Cook for abt 3 whistles and let it shimmer for about 10 minutes on very low fire till all all the water has dried up.
  3. Once the mixture has cooled off a bit you may put it in a mixer and grind it to a paste or you may also hand grind it on a grinding stone. {The kabab’s will taste much better if they are hand ground, instead of a paste in the mixie}.
  4. Once your mince mix is ready roll them into a kabab form {Shammi kabab,s are usually oval ROUND in shape}. Now dip these kabab’s into your egg batter {with the spices} and deep fry.

Shabana’s kathi kebab recipe here>>