Chicken Shami Kebab

Clean and soak chana dal in warm water for 3 hours. Slice chicken into small pieces. Add salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder,turmeric, salt, garam masala to chicken and mix well. Keep it aside

Drain excess water from Chana dal

Add chana dal, chicken to pan. Now add water just covering them. Add cinnamon,cumin seeds, bay leaf, cardamom, red chilies, garlic, ginger and salt to water. Mix well

Cover and cook until tender. Discard bay leaf and strain excess water. Allow to cool completely. There should be no moisture to mixture

Coarsely blend the mixture until it's dry and powdery

Add onions, green chilies, coriander and mint leaves to mixture. Mix well

Beat 1 egg in a bowl. slowly add spoonful to mixture and mix everything together until it forms a dough. Check for salt and spices, adjust if required. Do not add all the egg mixture at once

Heat oil for frying in a pan. Divide dough into equal portions. Shape them like balls and then flatten them like cutlets

Beat second in a bowl. Dip the kebabs in egg, shake off the excess. Now place the kebabs in pan and shallow fry on both sides until golden brown. Alternatively this can be deep fried or baked too

Drain excess oil over tissue paper. Serve hot with mint chutney/Sauce