Traditional Meat Dishes from India. (Featuring @royalmacro as Author)

Allow me to swift you away to India with this very delicious and tasty meat dish. You will be carried away by the wonderful aroma and different sensations on your taste buds.

(1) Shami Kebab

Ingredients: (making of 24 cocktail size patties)

• 800 gm minced lamb
• 1 medium onion in finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons yellow split peas (matar dal) or red lentils (masoor dal)
• 11/2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
• 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala
• 1 tablespoon yoghurt or thick cream
• 1 small beaten egg
• salt to taste
• oil for shallow frying
• 2 cups water

minced lamb

yellow split peas (matar dal)

finely grated fresh ginger

Garam Masala

Ingredients for Filling:
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 fresh green chilli, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 spring onion including green leaves

chopped cilantro

• Take a big bowl and put meat, dal (motor/mosoor), ginger, garlic, onion and salt into it, mix well.
• Then put the mixture into saucepan, pour water into it and bring to the boll mixing.
• Cover and warmth over low warmth until meat, lentils and onions are delicate, around 45 minutes.
• Then uncover and cook, stirring from time to time, until all the fluid has been absorbed. This may take no less than 60 minutes.
• Leave to cool, and afterward mix in the Garam Masala and yogurt or cream.
• Add 1 tablespoon of beaten egg and mix well. In the event that mixture is not very wet include a greater amount of the beaten egg. Ply exceptionally well for 10 minutes or until mixture is totally smooth.
• Partition into 8 portions and shape each into a level circle. Put 14 teaspoonful of filling in the center. Close the meat mixture around it, squeezing edges together. Smooth delicately to frame a little round patty.
• Shallow fry on a heavy griddle or frying pan light greased with oil. Serve hot.

Hope you will enjoy making this special Indian dish!

Bon Appetit !!!