CHICKEN SHAAMI KABAB-MINCED MEAT PATTICE!!!

 SHAAMI KABAB-are patties made of minced meat of lamb,beef or chicken with various spices,herbs and split chick peas.Its origin points to many like the Lucknowi-Awadhi cuisine,Persia,Pakistan,Mughlai,etc but it literally means 'Syrian kabab' in Arabic.

Its texture is soft and they just melt in your mouth,can be consumed as a snack with mint dip or as a side dish to your meal.It forms a important part of Muslim festivities.
This Shami kabab mixture can be used to make various other kababs like Nargisi-kabab,Shikampuri-kabab,Kofta curry,etc
Heres the recipe with chicken:

Cooking time:40-50mins
Preparation time:15mins
Yields-15-20 kababs

Ingredients:

• Minced chicken-500gms
• Split chickpeas/Chana dal-100gms
• Split black gram/Urad dal-50gms
• Red chilli powder-2tsp
• Ginger and garlic paste- 2tsp
• Turmeric/Haldi-1/2tsp
• Garam masala powder-1tsp
• Green chillies (chopped)-5no
• Corriander leaves/Kotmir/Dhanya(chopped)-1/4cup
• Mint leaves/Pudina(choppped)-1/4cup
• Onions(chopped)-2 no(medium sized)
• Salt to taste
• Cooking oil-1tbsp
• Eggs- 2no
• Oil for shallow frying.

Cooking method:

• Wash the lentils(chana dal and urad dal) and soak atleast for half an hour.
• Wash the chicken mince and squeeze out all the excess water.It should be very dry esle after cooking it will be difficult to bind them.
• In a pressure cooker(I used pressure cooker) or a deep pan put the minced meat,soaked lentils(drain the water from them),Ginger and garlic paste,turmeric powder,oil(1tbsp) and salt.Put 1/4cup water.
• If using deep pan Cover and cook till the lentils are soft and meat is cooked,it will take around 20-25mins(add little water if required to avoid burning).If pressure cooker is used cook on high flame for 3 whistles and then simmer it for about 20mins.
• Once the mixture is cooked.Cool it and  dry grind to a smooth paste,adding no extra water else the mixture will become watery.
• Now add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
• Shape in to desired shapes and sizes.
  
  
  
• Beat the eggs.
• Heat a pan put oil for shallow frying.
• Dip the patties in eggs and then fry on both sides till Golden-brown on both sides.
• Serve hot.