Chicken Shami Kebab

Name: Chicken Shami Kebab
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 350 gm Boneless Chicken; 75 gm Chana Dal; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder; to taste Salt; 1 bay leaf; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds; Water as required; 1 inch ginger chopped; 3 garlic cloves; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon garam masala; 2 red chilies; 1 teaspoon red chilli powder; 2-3 green cardamom; 1 green chilli finely chopped; 4-5 tbsp chopped coriander leaves; 2-3 tbsp mint leaves; 1 small onion finely chopped; As needed Oil for shallow frying

Rekha Unni @cook_13338247

Kolkata

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Shami Kebabs is one of the most popular Mughlai Appetizer made with meat, chana dal and spices. I have used chicken instead of mutton as I am not big fan of mutton. This is equally delicious and yummy in taste. Definite must try dish during Ramzan/Eid

Rekha Unni @cook_13338247

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Ingredients

40 mins

8 servings

350 gmBoneless Chicken
75 gmChana Dal
1/4 teaspoonturmeric
1/2 teaspooncoriander powder
to tasteSalt
1bay leaf
1 inchcinnamon stick
1 teaspoonCumin seeds
Water as required
1 inchginger chopped
3garlic cloves
2eggs
1 teaspoongaram masala
2red chilies
1 teaspoonred chilli powder
2-3green cardamom
1green chilli finely chopped
4-5 tbspchopped coriander leaves
2-3 tbspmint leaves
1small onion finely chopped
As neededOil for shallow frying

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Steps

40 mins

1

Clean and soak chana dal in warm water for 3 hours. Slice chicken into small pieces. Add salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder,turmeric, salt, garam masala to chicken and mix well. Keep it aside
2

Drain excess water from Chana dal
3

Add chana dal, chicken to pan. Now add water just covering them. Add cinnamon,cumin seeds, bay leaf, cardamom, red chilies, garlic, ginger and salt to water. Mix well
4

Cover and cook until tender. Discard bay leaf and strain excess water. Allow to cool completely. There should be no moisture to mixture
5

Coarsely blend the mixture until it's dry and powdery
6

Add onions, green chilies, coriander and mint leaves to mixture. Mix well
7

Beat 1 egg in a bowl. slowly add spoonful to mixture and mix everything together until it forms a dough. Check for salt and spices, adjust if required. Do not add all the egg mixture at once
8

Heat oil for frying in a pan. Divide dough into equal portions. Shape them like balls and then flatten them like cutlets
9

Beat second in a bowl. Dip the kebabs in egg, shake off the excess. Now place the kebabs in pan and shallow fry on both sides until golden brown. Alternatively this can be deep fried or baked too
10

Drain excess oil over tissue paper. Serve hot with mint chutney/Sauce

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Rekha Unni @cook_13338247

on May 25, 2019 15:09

Kolkata

Humble soul embarking on beautiful journey of love called life. cooking is one of my favourite hobbies and I love experimenting with different types of foods. it's the love of cooking for my family which has made this hobby as one of my passions. My blog: https://SpicesandDesserts.com