Chapli kebabs recipe
These round ‘sandal’-shaped minced lamb or beef kebabs are a popular barbecue snack. Serve scorching hot with a dipping chutney of choice.
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp freshly chopped coriander leavess
- 1 medium onion, chopped into large chunks
- 6 green chillies
- 10 cm fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds, crushed
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 750 g lamb or beef mince
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 3 tbsp gram (chickpea) flour
- 1 pinch salt
Details
- Cuisine: Indian
- Recipe Type: Snack
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 25 mins
- Cooking Time: 10 mins
- Serves: 8
Step-by-step
- In a food processor, blend the coriander leaves, onion, chillies, ginger, and coriander and cumin seeds.
- In a large bowl, combine the mince, garam masala, flour and blended ingredients, and season with salt (reserve the oil). Get your hands stuck in and mix everything thoroughly.
- Grease your hands with a little oil, tear off walnut-sized pieces and roll into balls. You should aim to have around 24.
- Now, with your thumb or the heel of your hand, gently flatten each ball, shaping them into an oval of around 2cm depth, until they look like the sole of a sandal, i.e. a chappal.
- Over a medium heat, warm 5mm of vegetable oil in a large frying pan. Test if it’s ready by tossing in a cumin seed – if the seed fizzes and swims it’s good to go.
- Slide in a few kebabs at a time, cooking in a single layer for around 3–4 minutes on each side until browned.
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