Our friends go crazy for this Chicken Shami Kabab!
Ingredients:
2 cup of water
400-gram boneless chicken
1 cup soaked split chickpeas
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 bay leaf
1 small cinnamon stick
2 cardamom
2 cloves
5 dry red chilies
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp salt
¼ cup fresh mint leaves
¼ cup fresh coriander leaves
4 chopped green chilies
¼ cup chopped onion
1 tsp lime juice
½ tsp garam masala
½ cup fried onion
2 egg
1 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions:
1. In a medium-size pot, add chicken, split chickpeas that have been soaked for 1-hour, ginger garlic paste, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, dry red chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, and salt
2. Cook for 10 minutes with a lid on
3. Remove lid and stir and cook until water evaporates
4. Remove the bay leaf, cardamom, and cloves using a spoon
5. Add fresh mint, coriander, green chili, chopped onion, chicken mixture, garam masala, fried onion, and lime juice into a food processor
6. Blend well
7. Transfer to a bowl and add an egg and cornstarch or cornflour
8. Rub oil on your hand before mixing and shaping the kabab
9. Whisk egg in a small bowl
10. Coat the Shami kabab in whisked egg
11. Transfer to a skillet to fry until golden brown
12. Ready to Enjoy!