
Everyday meals
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.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Sauce
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Instructions
- 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.
- Roughly blend the onion, garlic, ginger and green chili with the coriander.
- In a bowl, mix the minced meat, the mashed lentils, the aromatic paste, the spices, salt, pepper and the beaten egg.
- Add the chickpea flour to bind the mixture, then shape 8 small patties about 1 cm thick.
- 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.
- Cut the buns in half and toast them lightly.
- Fill each bun with a patty, tomato slices, thinly sliced red onion and a little mint chutney mixed into the yoghurt.
- 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.

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