Chicken Shami Kebabs make-it-easily Recipe..

Kebabs are a non-vegetarian’s favorite and my family too, is totally in love with it. They are a hot favorite when made on festivals, special days or just on a no-occasion day. Especially on a cold winter evening there is nothing like a barbecue at home!

There are innumerable types of kebabs known but my bad that till today I have been able to try my hands on only the more popular ones like Shami, Seekh, Galouti..

This time around at New Year I planned to ditch meat kebabs and made delectable yet healthier Chicken Shami Kababs. 🙂

So here’s my tried and tested recipe for Chicken Shami Kebabs:

Preparation Time: 1 Hr.

Makes: 30 medium sized kebabs

Ingredients:

Ingredient Set 1 (for cooking chicken):

• Chicken Mince: 400-500 gms.

• Onion: 1 medium sized, roughly chopped

• Ginger-Garlic Paste: 3 Tbsps.

• Roasted Chanay/ Chana Dal: 3/4 cup

• Cumin Seeds: 1 Tsp.

• Coriander Seeds: 1 Tsp.

• Black Peppercorns: 8-10 No.

• Cloves: 4-5 No.

• Black Cardamoms: 2 No.

• Green Cardamoms: 2-3 No.

• Whole red chilies: 4-5 No.

• Cinnamon stick: 1 inch piece

• Bay leaves: 1 whole

• Salt to taste

• Little Oil

Ingredient Set 2 (For preparing the kebabs):

• Coriander: a Small Bunch, finely chopped

• Onion: 1/2 finely chopped

• Green Chilies: 2-3 finely chopped

• Egg: 1 No. (whisked)

• Garam Masala: 1 Tsp.

• Oil for frying

Method:

• In a pan add the oil and after heating it add all the whole spices of ingredients set 1.

• After they fry a little add ginger-garlic paste, onion, red chilies, and chana dal till the onions become translucent.

• Now add the chicken mince, mix all ingredients well and then cover & cook until it is cooked completely. Tip: Mince will turn white once its cooked completely and the water will dry up.

• After the chicken is cooked let it cool for 5-10 minutes and then transfer the mixture in a large food processor jar and grind the contents into a little granular-smooth paste.

• Remove the cinnamon stick, black cardamom, and bay leaves, all the other spices will grind in the food processor.

• Now transfer the chicken mixture in a large bowl.

• To it add onion, green chilies, coriander leaves & garam masala. Mix it well and adjust salt. To make it more spicy you can add a little red chili powder.

• Now add the whisked egg. Mix well.

• Next taking small portions of the kebab mix, shape it in round balls and then flatten them to give it a disc shape.

•  Lastly heat little oil in a frying pan and shallow fry one or two kebabs initially to check if they are breaking or ok. If the kebabs tend to break you can add a little more roasted chana dal powder.

• If the kebabs seem to fry nicely fry the entire batch. The flame should be minimum at first and then cook on medium flame. For calorie conscious people shallow frying is a good option. These days air fryers are also available in market but personally I haven’t tried cooking these on the air fryer.

Serve it to your family & guests with green mint chutney and onions and surprise them with your culinary skills!

Enjoy!