Shammi Kabab

Preparation time: 45 mins
No. of Servings: 3-4
Spice level: 3 out of 5

Ingredients

• Meat :1/2kg
• Channa dal : 1 cup
• Red chillies: 2 nos
• Green chillies: 3 nos
• Ginger : 1 inch piece
• Garlic : 3 nos
• Cumin : 1 1/2tspn
• salt (to taste)
• oil :as needed for frying
• Egg :1(nicely Beaten)

For filling

• Onions : 3 nos(Medium)(finely chopped)
• Corriander Leaves : as per required(Finely chopped)
• Ginger :1/2inch (finely chopped)

Masala Powder

• Pepper Corns : 5
• Cinnamon stick : 2 big
• Cardamom :2 nos

Method of Preparation

1. Take a pan and pour 4 cups of water into it.Add the meat, Channa dal ,all the spices including the Masala powder, chopped garlic, chopped ginger .
2. Boil the mixture on medium heat until the meat becomes tender .After that remove it from heat and let it cool.
3. Grind the above mixture and Mix it with Beaten Egg.
4. Knead this mixture well.
5. In Between this prepare the filling and keep it ready.
6. Take a lemon size portion of the meat mixture and make it in to a flat round edged piece and make a small dent in the center.
7. Place the filling in the dent and Reshape the piece covering the filling intoa flat round edge piece again.
8. Do the same with remaining mixture.
9. Heat oil in a frying pan and add 4 to 5 kababs at a time in a medium heat until it becomes brown and crispy on both sides.

Tip:

You could also Pressure cook the meat and spices instead of boiling it.cook for 3 whistle and then let it cook in low heat for 10 minutes until all the water evaporates .

You could use chicken ,mutton or beef.But it tastes best with mutton.