Shami Kebab: Spicy Meat And Lentil Burger
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4.4
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Shami Kebab: Spicy Meat And Lentil Burger
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Shami Kebab is one delicious kebab that has a very fine texture and delicate spiciness mixed with savoury meat. It's one of the must-have snack items in Pakistani/ Indian households. Simply because they’re just too good to exclude.
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Ingredients
- 35.27 ounces minced meat see the note, or ground meat
- 1 cup chana dal
- 3 onion chopped, medium brown or yellow
- 1 inch ginger minced.
- 7 cloves garlic minced.
- 2 teaspoons Coriander ground
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ½ teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon cardamom see the note, ground seeds
- 2 inches cinnamon stick
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 ½ teaspoons salt see the note.
- 5 cups water
- 2 cilantro finely chopped, generous handfuls or coriander leaves
- 2-3 bird’s eye chili optional, finely chopped, fresh green
- 2 egg
- cooking oil
Instructions
- Place the meat, chopped onions, ginger, garlic, ground coriander, cumin powder, black pepper, Kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ground cardamom, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, salt and water in a large cooking pan/ pot. Give it a good stir and start cooking at medium-high until it reaches boiling point.
- Spoon off and discard the foam and any impurities from the meat that float on the water surface. Then, put the pan lid on and lower the heat. Leave it to cook until all the liquid evaporates. Do take care by checking and stirring it every now and again. To ensure it doesn’t burn at the bottom of the pan. It takes approximately an hour until all the water evaporates and everything is fully cooked. Leave it to cool.
- If possible, leave the meat and lentils mixture overnight in the refrigerator/ fridge.
- Next, mix chopped cilantro/ coriander leaves and green chillies into the meat mixture. Put some of it in a food processor and process it until you get a smooth mix. Keep doing so until all mixture is processed and become smooth.
- Then take about 1-2 tablespoons of kebab mix, roll it and flatten it into ⅓ inch thick disc.
- Lightly beat the eggs and heat the oil on a frying pan just enough to cover its surface. About ¼ inch deep. Dip the patty in the egg and shallow fry it.
Notes
- - You can use either beef or lamb minced/ ground meat.
- - If you don’t have cardamom powder, you can grind the cardamom seeds yourself using a pestle and mortar or a spice grinder. For this recipe, you only need seeds from 6 green cardamoms.
- - I appreciate that everybody has their own taste on how much they like in their food. So, feel free to adjust the salt according to your taste. Though we find this recipe is just right for the saltiness that we like.
- - You can skip the green chillies altogether if you don’t want spicy kebabs. And add the chillies however many you like if that’s what you prefer.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1g
Calories
152kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Cholesterol
55mg
(18%)
Sodium
282mg
(12%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 25pieces
Amount Per Serving
Calories 152 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 152kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Cholesterol | 55mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 282mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.4
15 reviews
Good
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