Ingredients:

  • Mutton pieces (from the leg) 1/2 kg,
  • Chana dal (split gram)1/3 cup,
  • Green chillies, whole 3-4 or to taste,
  • Ginger-garlic paste 1 tablespoon,
  • Chilli powder 2 teaspoons or to taste,
  • Black cardamom 4,
  • Bay leaves 4,
  • Cinnamon sticks 4,
  • Cloves 6,
  • Salt to taste,
  • Yoghurt 1/2 cup,
  • Garam masala (mixed spices) powder 1-1/2 teaspoons,
  • Green chillies, finely chopped 2-3,
  • Fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped 1/3 cup,
  • Fresh mint leaves, finely chopped 2 tablespoons,
  • Fresh cream or hung yoghurt 1/2 kg,
  • Lime juice 3 or 4 tablespoons,
  • Eggs, lightly beaten 2,
  • Oil or ghee(clarified milk) to fry.

Method:

  • Place cream or hung yoghurt in the refrigerator overnight or until firm.
  • Put the meat along with the spices ,covered with water, into a pot. Boil until the meat is tender and make sure that all the water has evaporated.
  • Remove from the pot and discard the chillies and whole spices.
  • The meat needs to be ground into a fine paste without adding water. Add the yoghurt, garam masala(mixed spices) powder, coriander leaves, mint leaves and lime juice to the ground meat and mix well.
  • Divide the meat mixture into equal parts.
  • Take a portion of the paste and roll it into a ball between your palms.
  • Flatten slightly and make an indentation in the centre of the meat which is to be filled with a spoonful of the cream or yoghurt.
  • Fold the ground paste over to seal.
  • All the kebabs are to be made in this way and dipped in beaten egg. Shake off any excess .
  • They are to be fried in hot clarified milk or oil until the color changes into a golden brown
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