Shami Kebab

Description

 * Ethnicity - Mughlai, North Indian
 * Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

 * 500 gms minced Mutton
 * 2 eggs
 * 1meduim sized chopped Onion (Pyaj)
 * 5 Green Chilly (Hari Mirch) chopped
 * 100 gms Bengal gram (Chana) soaked overnight
 * 10 pods Garlic (Lasan / Lahsun)
 * 1 tsp Cumin Seed (Jeera)
 * 4 Cardamoms
 * 1 long piece Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini)
 * 1 long piece Ginger (Adrak)
 * 6 pepper corns (Kalimirchi)
 * 4 Red Chillies
 * Clarified Butter (Ghee)

Directions

 * 1) Boil minced meat in 3 cups of water and a teaspoonful of salt till water is absorbed and meat is tender.
 * 2) Grind meat into a fine paste.
 * 3) Take garlic, cumin seeds, cardamoms, cinnamon, ginger, peppercorns, red chillies and soaked gram dal and grind into a fine paste.
 * 4) Mix both the pastes well.
 * 5) Now mix well beaten eggs and prepare a uniform dough.
 * 6) Add finely chopped green chillies and Onion to dough and mix well.
 * 7) Shape the dough into small round flattened balls or kababs.
 * 8) Heat ghee and deep fry kababs till golden brown and serve hot with sauce or chutney.