Shami Kebab

Shami kebab is a popular local variety of kebab from the Indian subcontinent. It is part of the Pakistani, Punjabi, Indian, and Bangladeshi cuisines. Serve with sweet chile sauce or plum chutney.


Recipes · Cuisine · Asian · Indian


Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 31 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 31 mins
Additional Time: 30 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • 1 ¼ cups yellow lentils

  • 4 ¼ cups water

  • 1 pound ground chicken

  • 1 onion, diced

  • 4 green chile peppers, finely chopped, or more to taste

  • 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste

  • 1 tablespoon garam masala

  • 1 tablespoon salt, or more to taste

  • ½ bunch cilantro, chopped

  • 2 eggs, beaten

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or as needed


Directions

  1. Place lentils in a container. Pour in enough water to cover and let soak, at least 30 minutes. Drain.

  2. Combine drained lentils, 4 1/4 cups water, ground chicken, onion, green chile peppers, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, and salt in a large pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and let simmer until water has been mostly absorbed and lentils are soft, 20 to 25 minutes.

  3. Place the lentil mixture in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Stir in cilantro.

  4. Shape mixture into patties and dip into beaten eggs.

  5. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry patties in batches until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.

Cook's Notes:

To make patties softer, add 1 or 2 eggs to the mixture before shaping.

You can freeze the patties for almost a month after shaping them.


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
493 Calories
12g Fat
47g Carbs
46g Protein


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