Shami Kebab
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.
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
Cuisine: Mughlai
Difficulty: Easy
Special Diet: Kosher
Allergen: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Peanut Free, Soy Free, Treenut Free
Category: Kosher Meat, Lamb & Beef, Meats
Main Ingredient: Lamb & Beef
Servings: 4 Servings
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]
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
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.
Cooking Time
Cooking Time quoted is in case Pressure Cooker is used to cook.