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Bun kebab (shami kebab in a bun)

A small round bun filled with a patty of lentils and spiced minced meat, fried until the crust is golden. Very popular on the streets of Karachi and Lahore, it is often eaten at breakfast or as a snack.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Sauce

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Cook the red lentils in 250 ml of water for 15 minutes until tender and the water is absorbed. Drain them and let them cool.
  2. Roughly blend the onion, garlic, ginger and green chili with the coriander.
  3. In a bowl, mix the minced meat, the mashed lentils, the aromatic paste, the spices, salt, pepper and the beaten egg.
  4. Add the chickpea flour to bind the mixture, then shape 8 small patties about 1 cm thick.
  5. Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry the patties 4 to 5 minutes on each side until a deep brown crust forms.
  6. Cut the buns in half and toast them lightly.
  7. Fill each bun with a patty, tomato slices, thinly sliced red onion and a little mint chutney mixed into the yoghurt.
  8. Close up and serve straight away, hot.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. Replace the meat with 150 g of extra lentils and a little more chickpea flour.

Using what you can find. If mint chutney is hard to find, mix yoghurt with chopped fresh mint and a squeeze of lemon.

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Original Ecomely recipe.