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Chicken Shami Kebab | Food Recipe | 1 Hours

Easy to make Chicken Shami Kebab, can be made with several veg and non veg options ,goes well with mint and mayo chutney , fast to make with minimal ingredients.

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Traditions live on with people, the culture, the food and the taste.

Every family has their own version of a Shami Kebab, this is mine, as taught by my maternal Grand Mother.


Generations on end have enjoyed the beautiful taste of shami kebabs, the origins of which remain disputed till date.

Some say ,it was a gift brought in from the middle east by the Mughals, others retain that they originated from the royal kitchens of Awadh, but whatever it may be ,one thing stands clear ,it is a beautiful dish ,fit for royalty with its carefully chosen flavors and melt in the mouth meat.

Shami kebab is a dish that can be made with a wide range of ingredients, mutton shami kebab and chicken shami kebab remain most popular. The same can be made with tuna fish and it becomes a healthy fish shami kebab. When made with boiled eggs a healthy diet or gym shami kebab is also popular. Veg shami kebabs can be made from a variety of ingredients like paneer shami kebab, soya kheema shami kebab, tofu, jackfruit and plaintain , soon I shall bring to you recipe for veg shami kebabs.

Shami kebab banane ka tareeka kaafi aasan hai, bas thoda time lagta hai. (shami kebab is quiet easy to make however it takes a little time)

Shami kebab goes very well with mint chutney and imly or tamarind chutney.

Health wise, a better option remains to grill the shami kebab and gives you a good source of protein and healthy calories, not always do you have to sacrifice your taste buds to eat healthy.

Though this recipe is a complicated one however it has been my goal to make it as simple as possible , retaining the flavours that I best could...a simple kebab dish....a dish to please all your meat loving family and friends.

Chicken Shami Kebab
Chicken Shami Kebab

Prep Time → 30 mins

Cook Time → 30 mins

Ingredient for Chicken Shami Kebab

Chicken kheema → 1kg

Chana dal or split gram → 250gms soaked overnight

Onions → 2 medium

Coriander leaves → 1 cup

Mint leaves → 1 cup

One small onion → For the coarse mince

Cinnamon powder → 1 teaspoon

Cardamom powder → 1 teaspoon

Chat masala → 1 tbsp

Ginger paste → optional

Garlic cloves → 10

Lemon juice →1 lemon

White pepper powder → 1tbsp or as to taste

Garlic Powder → 1 tbsp

Onion Powder → 1 tbsp

Kashmiri chili powder → 1 1/2tbsp

Coriander powder → 2 tbsp

Cumin powder → 1 1/2 tbsp

Turmeric powder → 1 teaspoon

Sugar → 1/4 teaspoon

Salt → To taste

Oil → 2 to 3 tablespoon


Step by Step guide for preparing Chicken Shami Kebab

Step 1: Preparing the base of meat and split grams for the Chicken Shami Kebabs.

IN A PRESSURE COOKER COMBINE

  1. 1 KG of minced meat ( white meat or red meat as per taste)

  2. 250gms of soaked chana dal or split grams , preferably soaked overnight or minimum of 6 to 8 hrs

  3. 2 Medium onions

  4. 1 Tsp turmeric powder

  5. 1 1/2 tsp red chilli powder preferably kashmiri

  6. 2 tsp coriander powder

  7. 1 1/2 tsp jeera or cumin powder

  8. 1 Tsp onion powder.

  9. 1 Tsp garlic powder.

  10. A pinch of sugar.

  11. Add 1 cup or 250 ml of water( remember the chicken leaves water )

  12. 1 tsp white pepper powder.

Close the lid and let it whistle away to glory for a good 8 to 10 whistles.

Minced Chicken
Minced Chicken

Soaked Spilit Grams
Soaked Spilit Grams

mix spices
mix spices

mix spices
mix spices

mix spices
mix spices

mix spices
mix spices

Step 2: Making the herb blend for the Chicken Shami Kebab

As the cooker gets on with its whistling. let us start with the chopping issue.

In a blender add

mix herb
mix herb
  1. Mint leaves 1 cup

  2. Coriander leaves 1 cup

  3. 10 cloves of garlic

  4. 1 medium onion

And blend well . This is how it should look …

blended mix herb
blended mix herb



Now to the above mix we combine

1 teaspoon cardamom and cinnamon powder each

blended mix herb


Step 3: Making the final meat blend for the Chicken Shami Kebab.

Now once the meat is done cooking , cool it down and transfer it to a large flat bottomed mixing pan

It should look like this

cooled minced mix
cooled minced mix


To that we add around 2 tablespoon of vegetable oil, I personally prefer sunflower oil,but it tastes best with mustard oil.

cooled minced mix
cooled minced mix

cooled minced blend
cooled minced blend


Step 4: Incorporating the meat and herb blend, for the chicken Shami kebab.

We now combine the meat to the ingredients in step 2

combined chicken shami kebab mix
combined chicken shami kebab mix


We also add a cup of coriander leaves again for an extra bite,at this stage we can aslo add the store bought shaami kebab masala, I personally skip that,you can also add javitri or jaiphal powder.

One must is aamchur or chaat masala powder.

Which i have added but have forgotten to click.

Sorry about that

About 1 tsp of chaat masala powder is added.

Step 5: Shaping and frying the Chicken Shami Kebabs.


Now shape them into 4 cms circular discs


The best part about this is,I make them and freeze them for upto a month and I use it directly without thawing , just shallow fry them straight up from the freezer

shaping chicken shami kebab
shaping chicken shami kebab


Step 6: Shallow Frying the Chicken Shami Kebabs.


Shallow fry them with very little oil in a large nonstick pan for approximately 3 mins on each side,

It can also be microwaved for 2 mins for a healthier option.

Air frying is another best healthy option, however make sure to brush in with a little oil before that, air fry at 250 for 7 minutes for a soft interior and crunchy exterior.

frying chicken shami kebab
frying chicken shami kebab


This is your shammi kebab ready.


And believe me all that work is well worth it.


As a kid I remember helping my grandmom make it, it has always been an Eid specialty , or Eid Shami kebab, we all loved it as children and do so still.

Phewwww yum yum

chicken shami kebab
chicken shami kebab


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