Shami Fingers

Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
Category:
Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 20
Description

These homemade Shami Fingers combine minced meat, channa daal, potato, and aromatic spices to create a flavorful kabab mixture. Fresh onion, cilantro, green chillies, and egg are added to help bind the mixture before shaping into fingers and freezing for later use. They are a convenient make-ahead option for snacks, starters, or Ramadan preparations.

Ingredients
  • 1 kg mince
  • 1/2 cup daal channa soaked for hours
  • 1 large potato
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 green cardamom
  • Dry red chillies to taste
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tabsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tabsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1/2 cup water
  • Fine onion
  • Cilantro
  • Green chillies
  • 1 whole egg
Instructions
  1. 1
    Soak the channa daal for hours.
  2. 2
    Finely grind the black pepper, green cardamom, dry red chillies, black cardamom, cinnamon, and cumin into a powder.
  3. 3
    Add the mince, soaked channa daal, potato, ground spices, salt, chili powder, turmeric, coriander powder, ginger garlic paste, and 1/2 cup water to a pot.
  4. 4
    Cook everything together until cooked through and the mixture is ready to be processed.
  5. 5
    Allow the cooked mixture to cool.
  6. 6
    Make a mixture with a chopper.
  7. 7
    Once the mixture is cold, add finely chopped onion, cilantro, and green chillies.
  8. 8
    Add one whole egg and mix well.
  9. 9
    Shape the mixture into kabab fingers.
  10. 10
    Freeze the shaped kababs.
Keywords: Shami Fingers, homemade Shami kabab, minced meat kababs, channa daal kabab, Pakistani snacks, frozen kababs, beef mince recipe, Ramadan snacks
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