Chicken Shami Kabab

Chicken Shami Kabab

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  • Total time
  • Prep 0 mins
  • Cook 0 mins
  • Servings 6-8100 kcal

About this recipe

Chicken shami kabab…delicious shami kababs made with chicken and lentils. Original recipe calls for mutton or beef..but it tastes good with chicken too…

Required ingredients

  • 500 grams boneless chicken
  • 1/4 cup bengal gram -channe ki dal - soak it for 1/2 an hour
  • 4-5 green cardamom - elaichi
  • 1 black cardamom – badi elaichi
  • A pinch of nutmeg-  zaiphal
  • 1 strand mace -  javitri
  • 1 inch piece cinnamon -dalchini
  • 4 cloves - laung
  • 1 bay leaf - tej patta
  • 1  tsp black pepper - kali mirch
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds - saunf
  • 1. 1/2 tsps cumin seeds - zeera
  • 1.1/2 tsps coriander seeds - dhania
  • 4-5 green chillies
  • 3-4 red chillies
  • 5-6 cloves of garlic
  • 1 inch piece ginger
  • Salt as per taste
  • 2 cups water
  •  1  onion finely sliced
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves
  • 2-3 green chilies finely chopped
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • Oil for frying

Directions & How to

  • Put all the ingredients in the pressure cooker and cook till 4-5 whistles or till done.
  • Cool it completely and  grind the mixture to a smooth paste. If u feel the mixture is dry  add little water.
  • Mix all the ingredients from the list B thoroughly in the ground shami paste .
  • Shape them into kababs.
  • Shallow fry till golden.
  • Serve hot with green chutney.