Special Shami Kabab


Recipe summary
Special Shami Kabab from Food Fusion is structured into a clear recipe card with 21 ingredients and 11 step-by-step instructions. It includes coriander seeds, ½ tsp black peppercorn, cumin seeds and black cardamom. Tags: beef, dinner, fried and healthy. ChefScribe turns the original cooking source into a recipe that is easier to follow, save and print.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp black peppercorn
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 black cardamom
- ¼ piece nutmeg
- 1-inch piece mace
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tbsp desiccated coconut
- 1 kg boneless beef cubes
- 200 g split bengal gram
- 1 large onion sliced
- 1 tbsp crushed ginger garlic
- 10 dried red chillies
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1½ tsp iodized Himalayan pink salt or to taste
- 1½ cup water
- 2 green chillies
- handful fresh coriander
- handful mint leaves
- 1 egg
Method
- 1
Grind coriander, black peppercorn, cumin, black cardamom, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, and desiccated coconut.
- 2
In a pressure cooker, add beef, split bengal gram, onion, crushed ginger garlic, dried red chillies, ground spice mixture, cooking oil, turmeric, salt, and water; mix well.
- 3
Cook on high flame until whistle starts, then reduce flame and cook for 30 minutes.
- 4
Remove lid, mix well, and cook on high flame until moisture evaporates; let cool.
- 5
Chop green chillies, fresh coriander, and mint leaves in a chopper.
- 6
Add cooked kabab mixture and chop well.
- 7
Transfer to a flat dish, add coal smoke, then add egg and mix well.
- 8
Shape 50g portions of mixture into leaf shapes (makes 28-30).
- 9
Store in airtight container in freezer up to 2 months.
- 10
Heat cooking oil on griddle and shallow fry kababs on medium flame until golden.
- 11
Serve with raita and spiced onion rings.






