Fine ground meat blended with chick peas, fragrant herbs and spices, pan fried to perfection. A delicate kebab from cultural capital of Mughals – city of Lucknow.
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
Recipe Kit
- 1 pack Shami Kebab Recipe Kit (No. 18)
Indian Groceries
- 0.5 cup Bengal Gram Lentil (Hindi Name: Chana Dal) [0.5 cup = 4 oz]
Meats
- 1 pound Lamb [ground]
Produce & Natural Foods
- 1 piece Onion [1 medium-sized = 0.4 lb]
- 1 piece Fresh Ginger Root [2 inch long & roughly ½ inch diameter OR Equivalent]
- 4 piece Garlic Cloves (medium-sized)
- 0.5 oz Fresh Cilantro
- 0.5 oz Fresh Mint
Dairy & Eggs
- 1 piece Egg [medium-sized]
Basic Cooking Ingredients
- 5 Tablespoon Cooking Oil [Sunflower, Safflower, Canola or Olive Oil based on preference]
- 1 teaspoon Salt
Instructions
Preparation
- Cutting, Chopping & Whipping
1. Peel and finely dice onion. - 2. Peel & finely dice fresh ginger root OR grate using ginger grater.
- 3. Peel & finely mince garlic cloves OR crush using garlic press.
- 4. Mince mint leaves.
- 5. Mince cilantro leaves.
Cooking
- Cooking Lamb
1. Cook ground lamb with 1 cup of water, chana dal, ginger, garlic, entire contents of Gold Pack & 1 teaspoon of salt. Cook in pressure cooker OR sauce pan until lamb becomes tender. - Marinating
1. Blend Cooked Lamb, herb and spice in a blender to fine consistency paste. Add minced mint leaves, minced cilantro leaves & diced onions to blended paste and mix it well. Add whipped egg to the blended mix and knead well. - Shallow Frying Kebab
1. Break off 1 Tablespoon of the well kneaded mix and shape it into a small patty. Heat 1 Tablespoon of oil in heavy base frying pan. Add 4-5 kebabs (patties of blended mix) at a time & shallow fry on low heat until crispy golden on both sides.
Notes
Cooking Time
Cooking Time quoted is in case Pressure Cooker is used to cook.
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