Seekh Kabab

Seekh kabab - are made of minced meat with spices and grilled on skewers. It is cooked in a Tandoor, and is often served with chutneys or mint sauce. It is often included in tandoori sampler platters, which contain a variety of tandoor cooked dishes. A seekh kebab can also be served in a naan bread much like döner kebab.  

Seekh Kebabs are flavorful little appetizers made from lamb (chicken or beef can also be used) that are traditionally prepared in a Tandoor (clay oven). Since most of us don’t have tandoors, try this easy recipe to make them at home. The use of fresh roasted and ground spices takes the flavor up a notch! Seekh kebab ( (also occasionally known as kebap, kabab, kebob, kabob, kibob, kebhav, kephav) ) is a recipe inspired from middle eastern tradition.

Ingredients

500 gms Lamb Mince(Keema)
Brown Color
3/4 tsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Garlic (Lasun) paste
1 tblsp Raw Papaya Paste
1 tsp Ginger (Adrak) Paste
2 tblsp Cashewnut (Kaju)
2 tsp thick Cream (Malai)
2 Onion (Pyaz)
2 tsp Carom Seeds / Thyme (Ajwain)
2 tsp Dried Mango Powder (Amchoor)
2 tblsp Rock Salt (Kala Namak)
3 tblsp Cumin Seed (Jeera)
1 tblsp Dry Ginger (Saunth)
1 tsp Black Pepper (Kali Mirch)
1/2 tsp Nutmeg Powder(Jaiphal) 

Method of cooking

• Wash the keema and put in a strainer and gently press to squeezeout all the water.
• Mix all the ingredients to the keema and knead well.
• Keep aside for 1 hour.
• Heat a gas oven or an electric oven with the skewers.
• Take a big ball of the keema mixture and hold a hot skewer carefully in the other hand.
• Press the mince on to a hot skewer.
• The keema will immediately stick to the hot skewer.
• Repeat with left over mince on all the other skewers.
• Place the skewers in the oven.
• Keep rotating the skewers occasionally.
• When cooked, gently remove the kababs from the skewers with the help of a napkin.
• Shallow fry the kababs on a nonstick pans in 1 tablespoon oil.
• To serve sprinkle some chat masala and lemon juice on the kababs.

Tip – If you are making a large batch of the kebabs, you can place them on an oiled baking sheet, spray them with cooking oil and broil them on High in your oven for 5-7 minutes on each side.