Mutton Shami Kebab / Kabab

Ingredients

• 1 cup mutton mince, washed & drained
• 1/3 cup mixed lentils, soaked overnight
• 1 " ginger, roughly chopped
• 4-5 garlic cloves
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2-3 green chillies
• 1 tsp. salt or to taste
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
• 1 tsp. red chilli powder
• 1 egg
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 green chillies, finely chopped
• 2-3 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped
• 1 tsp. chaat masala
• oil to shallow fry
• To grind –
• 5-6 dry red chillies
• 1 tbsp. coriander seeds
• 1 tsp. cumin seeds
• 1 " cinnamon stick
• 2-3 green cardamoms
• 5-6 cloves
• 1/2 tsp. peppercorns

Steps

1. Grind all the mentioned ingredients (dry spices) into a fine powder.
2. In a pressure cooker add the washed mutton mince, mixed lentils, onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies, the ground spice, salt to taste, turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
3. Add 1 cup water & pressure cook for eight-ten minutes on a low flame after the first whistle. Simmer till all the moisture has evaporated.
4. Keep aside to cool. Blend into a fine paste in a food processor / mixer grinder.
5. To it add the onion, coriander leaves, green chillies, egg & chaat masala. Mix well & refrigerate for some time so that it is easy to form kebabs.
6. Heat one-two tbsp. oil in a pan & take small portion of the mix & form into flat round shaped kebabs. Shallow fry the Shami kebabs in batches till golden on both sides.
7. Enjoy as a tea-time snack.