Time
0 min
Serving
4 persons
Calories
493
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.
Ingredients
- ¼ cups yellow lentils: 1 piece
- ¼ cups water: 4 piece
- ground chicken: 1 pound
- onion: 1 piece (diced)
- green Chili peppers: 4 piece (chopped, to taste)
- ginger-garlic paste: 2 Tbsp
- Garam Masala: 1 Tbsp
- salt: 1 Tbsp (to taste)
- bunch cilantro: 0.5 piece (chopped)
- eggs: 2 piece (beaten)
- vegetable oil: 2 Tbsp (or as needed)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Place lentils in a container. Pour in enough water to cover and let soak, at least 30 minutes. Drain.
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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.
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Place the lentil mixture in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Stir in cilantro.
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Shape mixture into patties and dip into beaten eggs.
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Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry patties in batches until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
