Chicken Seekh Kebab
Chicken Seekh Kebab, or kabab, are flavorful ground meat croquettes, seasoned with warm Indian spices. This particular recipe is easy to put together. I used 4 skewers in the photo but I think it wouldn have been more manageable if I had used 6 or 8.
Ingredients
- 1 lbground chicken (see notes for substitutions)
- 0.5 cuponion
- 1serrano chili, finely chopped (de-seeded for mild heat)
- 3 tbspgarlic clove
- ½ inch ginger
- 0.25 cupchopped cilantro
- 0.5 cupcarrot, finely shredded
- 1 tbspgaram masala
- 1 tspKashmiri Red Chili powder
- 1 tspsalt
- 2 tsplime juice
- 1 tbspolive oil (+ 2 tablespoons for forming kebabs)
- 6metal skewers
Instructions
- 1
In a small food processor, add peeled ginger, garlic cloves, onion, Serrano chili and cilantro. Pulse it until everything gets minced.
- 2
Add it to a large mixing bowl along with ground chicken and shredded carrots. Add salt, garam masala, paprika, olive oil and lime juice. Mix well.
- 3
Roughly divide the mixture evenly into 6 equal portions
- 4
Pour 2 tablespoons of oil in a small bowl. Wet your palms with oil, take one portion of the chicken mixture and roll it into an oblong or cylindrical shape by gently pressing it together.
- 5
Thread a skewer through the spiced chicken mix. Place the skewers on a plate and keep forming kebabs.
- 6
Turn on the oven on broil and place the kebab skewers on a lined baking sheet. Place the sheet on the top rack. Broil the kebabs for 6-7 minutes on the first side. Flip them and cook for another 3-4 minutes, until they cook through.
- 7
Rest for 5 minutes before serving.