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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

Kebabs of the nawabs2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayAwadhi style mutton shami kebab.

The original

288kcalsame

20 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

75minutessame

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.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Lucknow

Shami kebab

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

75 minTime

20 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Kebabs of the nawabs2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayAwadhi style mutton shami kebab.

The original

288kcalsame

20 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

75minutessame

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.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Shami kebab

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Shami kebab

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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