Beef Kebab Recipe

Kebabs are not only made of meat but also from vegetables like potato. This is one the most famous kebab dish made from beef. This dish has originated from Indian cuisine and has taken many forms and tastes as well.

Ingredients:
1 Kg mince meat
1 tbspn ginger paste
1 tbspn garlic paste
1 tbspn red chili powder
1 tspn black pepper
1 tspn cumin powder
1 tbspn mix spices powder
6 green chilies (chopped)
Coriander leaves as required (chopped)
2 tbspn raw papaya paste or meat tenderizer
Salt to taste
4 bread slices

Preparation:

Procedure:
1. Soak bread slices in milk and drain out all the milk by pressing bread slices after 10 minutes.
2. Mix all the ingredients and bread slices in mince meat and leave in freezer for 2 hours. [Tip : set 2 hours time on your kitchen digital timer so that you do not spoil your beef by leaving it in freezer for long]
3. On the middle of grill sticks or skewer of oven wrap the mince meat in elongated shape very carefully and if required grease with oil to wrap the meat well.
4. Switch on the grill portion of oven and place the grill stick on it and cook until the kebab become golden brown. Gradually turn the sides in between cooking.
5. After the kebabs have been cooked, slide the kebab from the stick using hands.

Serving:
Serve your beef kebabs with lemon and onion salad.

Note: If you feel that the mixture is thin and difficult to wrap on the sticks then add small quantity of corn flour or plane four in it.

Seekh Kebab Recipe

This seekh kebab recipe is one of famous Pakistani BBQ recipe which can be prepared with chicken, lamb/mutton or beef. The spices can be altered according to your taste; it gives good taste when it is grilled. It is served with yogurt sauce, chutney and fresh salad.

Ingredients:

500 gm minced chicken or lamb
3 large onions (finely sliced)
1 tsp red chili powder
¾ tsp roasted cumin powder
¾ tsp roasted sesame seeds powder
¾ tsp ground poppy seeds
1 tsp roasted ground coriander
2 tbsp green chili paste
1 tbsp garam masala powder
2 tbsp ginger garlic Paste
2 tbsp raw papaya paste
Salt to taste
2 eggs (lightly beaten)
1 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
2 cup oil

Preparation:

1. Take a suitable drainer and rinse the meat with water and set aside until all the water drains out from the meat otherwise kebabs would have been break.
2. In a wok fry onions until become brown and crispy, then drain out all the oil from the onion and set aside.
3. When onion become cool at room temperature crush them using hands.
4. Now in a mixing bowl combine all the ingredients including spices, pastes and eggs. Mix this mixture properly to make dough of meat which should not be sticky and then leave for at least 3 hrs.
5. After that divide the dough into 10-12 equal pieces and roll each piece to give it long shape. Each piece should be at least 1.5 inch thick.
6. Take a baking tray, lined it with aluminum foil and place the kebabs onto the foiling paper. Sprinkle 4-5 tbsp of oil on the kebabs so that they would not get dry then bake in oven for 20-25 min until become done. You can also grill them which taste better.

Shish Kebabs Recipe

This recipe of shish kebabs is from Mediterranean cuisine and can be served as iftar meal. In this recipe the kebabs are prepared n grill pan and then give smoky flavor with burning coal, you may also bbq these kebabs to enjoy perfect bbq flavor.

Ingredients:

500 gm chicken breast (cut into small cubes)
1 tbsp garlic paste
½ tsp ground white pepper
1 tsp mustard powder
3 tbsp mayonnaise
3 tbsp yogurt
2 tbsp tahini sauce
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp dried oregano
Salt to taste
2 onion (cut into cubes and separate each layer)
2 capsicum (cut into cubes)
2 tomatoes (seeded and cut into cubes)

Preparation:

1. Marinate chicken pieces with the ingredients mentioned above and leave for 2-3 hrs.
2. After that insert chicken pieces and vegetables in skewers alternately.
3. Now grill the skewed chicken and veggies on griddle with little amount of oil until become light brown from every side. It would take 5-10 min.
4. When all the chicken have been grilled place them in a deep sauce pan, drop 1 tsp of oil onto the hot charcoal piece, then place it in the pan of skewers and cover the lid. Smoke starts to release form the coal and cover for 10-15 min until white smoke stop to release from the coal.
5. Serve the smoky shish kebabs with pita bread and hummus.