Shami Kababs (Calories per 100 g serving 134)

Ingredients

• 500 grams mutton mince
• 50 grams chana dal
• 50 grams onions
• 2 or 3 green chillis
• 6 or 8 garlic cloves
• 2 inch piece of ginger
• 2 teaspoons coriander powder
• 2 cardamoms
• a pinch of turmeric
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 or 2 eggs
• 1/2 bunch coriander leaves
• salt to taste

Method

1. Soak dal for 2 hours. Then mix it with mince and add cardamoms, salt, half of the onions, garlic, ginger and green chillis – all chopped and boiled. Grind the rest. Grind dal and mince mixture into a paste along with the dry masala. Bind with egg and divide the mixture into equal portions. Make into flat and round balls, 2 inches in diameter. Fry till brown. Serve hot with onion rings and chopped coriander leaves and mint chutney.