Chicken Shami Kabab is an Indian style kabab where cooked chicken is combined with lentils and spices, shaped into a patty and shallow fried.
I truly agree with you that Shami Kabab should always be of meat and not chicken. But you will not believe that I even have a recipe for vegetable shami kabab. Everything remains the same except for the meat being substituted with raw banana, and this is just to keep my vegan readers happy. So Chicken shami kabab for all those who love chicken in any form and in case if good quality meat is not easily available.
I was never pleased with the store-bought spice mixes so I decided to make my own version of homemade Shami Kabab masala mix. I also suggest that this Shami Kabab Spice Mix can be used for any other kababs too, something like a multi-purpose kabab mix used to make any kind of desi kababs.
Chicken Shami Kabab Video
Chicken Shami Kabab
Ingredients
To cook chicken:
- 500 grams boneless chicken pieces
- ½ cup chana dal washed & soaked
- 1 tbsp chopped ginger
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 tablespoon Shami Kabab Spice Mix
- Salt to taste
- 250 ml water
Other ingredients: (to be added after chicken is cooked)
- 1 medium-size potato boiled and mashed
- 2 green chilies chopped
- ½ cup chopped green coriander leaves
- ½ cup mint leaves chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 egg
Shami Kabab Spice Mix:
- 20 dry red chilies
- 3 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 2 tablespoon cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 2 teaspoon shahi jeera caraway seeds
- 1 teaspoon methi seeds
- 10 green cardamom
- 2 brown cardamom
- 3 pieces of cinnamon 1 inch each
- 10 cloves
- 2 pieces of mace
- 3 bay leaves
- ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
Instructions
- Dry roast the ingredients for Shami Kabab Spice mix in a hot pan for 2 minutes on medium heat. Remove from heat, cool and grind to a fine powder. Store in an airtight container.
- Heat cooking oil in a saucepan and fry chopped ginger, garlic, and onion for 5 minutes till onion is soft and pink.
- Then add chicken pieces, soaked chana dal,2 tablespoon of Shami Kabab Spice Mix, salt, and water.
- Cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or till chicken is fully done and water has dried up.
- Remove from heat, let the chicken mixture cool down and blend it in a chopper to a smooth dough.
- Remove the kabab mixture in a large bowl and add the other ingredients and mix well.
- Take a handful of the mixture, form into kababs of desired shapes and shallow fry.
- Serve hot with mint chutney.
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