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Tasty Badam Aur Arbi Ke Kebab

Tasty Badam Aur Arbi Ke Kebab

Skewers of grilled chicken with red chili, thyme, and lime wedges.A most unusual combination of ingredients blooms into a memorable starter, which is sure to become the centre of attraction at your party. Cooked and mashed colocasia is combined with a rich almond paste and other flavourful ingredients, and grilled till perfectly golden brown all over. You are sure to enjoy the unique texture and intensely rich flavour of the Badam Aur Arbi ke Kebab.

 

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Makes 4 kebabs

 

Ingredients

For The Almond Paste

1/2 tbsp ghee
1/4 cup sliced onions
1 tbsp blanched and peeled almonds (badam)
1 tbsp cashewnuts (kaju)


Other Ingredients

1 tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/2 cup boiled and mashed colocassia
1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
1 tsp chilli powder
a pinch nutmeg (jaiphal) powder
a few saffron (kesar) strands
1 tbsp mava (khoya)
1 tbsp roasted chana dal (daria) powder
3 to 4 blanched and peeled almonds (badam), broken into pieces
1 piece coal , for smoking
oil for brushing

Method 

For the almond paste

  1. Heat the ghee in a pan, add the onions and sauté for 1 minutes,
  2. Add the almonds and cashewnuts and sauté till the onions turn translucent. Allow it to cool.
  3. Blend in a mixer to a smooth paste and keep aside.


How to proceed

  1. Heat the ghee in a pan, add the ginger-garlic paste and sauté for 1 minute.
  2. Add the green chillies and colocasia, mix well and sauté for another 2 minutes.
  3. Remove from the flame and keep aside to cool.
  4. Add all the remaining ingredients including the almond paste and mix well.
  5. Heat the coal and carefully place it in a bowl. Place this bowl in the pan with the colocasia mixture and cover the pan with a lid. Keep aside for 30 minutes.
  6. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and using a thick seekh (metal skewer), press each portion of the mixture on it with your fingers to make a 100 mm. (4”) long kebab.
  7. Brush each kebab very lightly with oil and cook them over the grill or over a charcoal barbeque till the kebabs are evenly browned (approx. 3 to 4 minutes) on all sides.
  8. Serve hot.

By tarladalal.com & Tarla Dalal

 

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