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.

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
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 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

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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