Chicken Shami Kebab Recipe: Try this melt in the mouth dish today!

Shami Kebab is traditionally made with mutton mince, but if for health reasons you want chicken mince, there should be no objection.

In any case, this is a wonderful dish that can also be served as an entrée. The use of lentils improves the nutritional quotient of this dish by many notches.

Serves 3-4

Ingredients

Chicken mince-2 cup (500 grams)

Chana Dal (Split Chick Pea) -1/2 cup (125 grams); soaked in water for at least 4 hours

Chopped Garlic-4 cloves

Chopped Ginger-1 inch

Garam Masala (mixture of common Indian spices)-1/2 teaspoon

Tip: If you can’t get ready-made garam masala mixture from a nearby Indian store, you can make yours by using 1 black cardamom, 3 green cardamoms, 4 cloves, and 1 inch cinnamon-all ground together for this dish.

Red Chilli Powder-1/4 teaspoon

Egg- 1 (slightly beaten)

Salt- 1 teaspoon or to taste

Sugar- ¼ teaspoon

Cooking Oil-2 tablespoon

Optional: Fresh Coriander (Cilantro) leaves- 2 tablespoon (chopped)

Green Chilli- 1 (deseeded and chopped)

Method

In a wok/pan, add ½ tablespoon cooking oil and put it on your heat source.

As soon as the oil heats up, add the crushed garlic and ginger and roast for a minute.

Add the chicken mince and the soaked chana dal (split chick pea), but without any water.

Stir well.

Now add the garam masala, red chilli powder, sugar and salt.

Reduce the heat and cover the wok/pan and cook till the split chick peas become soft, but not overcooked. Otherwise, you cannot make good kebabs.

Turn off the heat source and grind the mixture in a grinder.

Take out the mixture in a bowl and add the beaten egg.

You can also add the fresh coriander leaves and the green chilli.

Knead well.

Make small patties with this mixture and keep aside.

In a non-stick pan, add the left over cooking oil and put it on your heat source.

As soon as the oil becomes hot, add the patties and gently roast on both sides.

That’s all. Your delicious Chicken Shami Kebabs are ready.

Prep time: 5 minutes (in addition to the four hours required for soaking the split chick peas)

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Total time: 30 minutes 

(This recipe is from my forthcoming book “The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Chicken the Indian Way” which contains 50 more such mouth watering chicken recipes.)

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