🇵🇰 Pakistan recipe
Shami Kebab
Shami kebabs are the elegant, refined side of Pakistani kebab culture — silky-smooth patties made by boiling meat with chana dal and spices until tender, then grinding the mixture into a paste, shaping into rounds, and pan-frying to a golden crust. The result is a kebab with a crisp, paper-thin exterior and a melt-in-the-mouth interior, often served as an appetizer or tucked into a paratha for a sublime roll.
Prep30 mins
Cook1 hr
Serves4
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 500g boneless beef or mutton, cubed
- 100g chana dal (split chickpeas)
- 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 piece ginger (2.5cm), sliced
- 4 green cardamom pods
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 dried red chilies
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 small onion, very finely diced (for filling)
- 2 green chilies, finely minced (for filling)
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint, finely chopped (for filling)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Vegetable oil for shallow frying
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 280
- Protein
- 18 g
- Carbs
- 16 g
- Fat
- 16 g
