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Shami kebab

Name: Shami kebab
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Awadhi
Ingredients: 500 g minced mutton (goat mince, ground goat); 1/3 cup soaked 1 hour chana dal (split chickpeas); 1 sliced onion; 1 inch ginger; 6 cloves garlic; 3 dried red chilli; 1 bay leaf 4 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon, 2 black cardamom whole spices; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1 cup water; Salt, to taste; 1 egg; 2 tbsp chopped mint leaves; 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves (cilantro); 2 minced green chilli; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for shallow frying

Mutton and chana dal ground silky, then pan fried crisp. Every Eid table's pride.

75 minTime

20 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayAwadhi style mutton shami kebab.

The original

288kcalsame

20 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

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Shami kebab.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Minced mutton (goat mince, ground goat)500 g

Chana dal (split chickpeas)⅓ cup, soaked 1 hour

Onion1, sliced

Ginger2.5 cm

Garlic6 cloves

Dried red chilli3

Whole spices1 bay leaf, 4 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon, 2 black cardamom

Black pepper½ tsp

Water1 cup

Saltto taste

Egg1

Mint leaves2 tbsp, chopped

Coriander leaves (cilantro)3 tbsp, chopped

Green chilli2, minced

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for shallow frying

Method

5 steps

1Pressure cook mince, chana dal, onion, ginger, garlic, chillies, whole spices, pepper, salt and water for 2 whistles. Let pressure release naturally.
2Open and cook on high, stirring, until completely dry.
3Remove bay leaf and cinnamon, cool, then grind to a smooth paste.
4Knead in egg, mint, coriander and green chilli; shape into flat patties.
5Shallow fry on medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes a side.

Serve it like this

Serve hot on a platter with onion rings, lemon and mint chutney, or tucked into parathas.

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Shami kebab

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