Gola Kebab

I am a big fan of kebabs, when i was working in Delhi i use to live on kebabs & pani puri...........this continued for about three years till i got married.......after coming to USA i started experimenting by making differnet types of kebabs, as i always use to ask the kebabwala's for the recipes, & fortunately they use to tell me. i like making varieties of kebabs, this is an authentic Pakistani dish, there are different ways of making it........i actually cooked it in a different way .........though i have mentioned the alternate way of cooking this dish...the method by which i have made is easier for me.......so you can use any method, whichever is convenient to you..the kebabs turned out really well, my hubby liked it very much......it was really yummy.........i hope you all will like the recipe..

Ingredients

• 5oo gms of Minced Mutton/ Lamb/Chicken/Pork
  
• 1 large Onion

10 to 15 Whole Red Chillies
¼ cup Bhuna Chana(Dalia)
1 tbsp. Papaya (Papita)
1 tbsp. Coconut (Khopra)
1 tbsp. Poppy Seeds
1 tbsp. Fennel (Sounf)
1 tbsp. Coriander Seeds (Dhania)
1 tsp. Allspice
1 tsp. Salt
¼ cup Curd
1 tsp. Ginger Paste
1 tsp. Garlic Paste
A few strands of fresh Coriander/Cilantro Leaves
5 slit Green Chilli




Method:-

1. Roast all spices and grind finely with bhuna chana.
   
2. Marinate minced meat with papaya, salt, ginger paste, garlic paste and all the roasted and ground masala.
3. Mix well and set in fridge for one to two hours.
4. Mix in curd. Make round balls .
5. Heat oil in a deep frying pan and fry kebab balls till it becomes brown.



6. Pre heat oven at 450°C for 15min, spray baking tray with oil & bake the balls for 10min
7.Garnish with green chillies, coriander leaves and serve with mint chutney.



Suggestions:-
1.If you are using minced chicken, then no need to put it in the oven after frying since chicken takes less time to cook than the othe meats.
2.Reduce the the quatity of whole red chillies if you like it less spicy.
3.If the kheema balls tends to break, lightly whip one egg in a bowl & put the kheema balls in that before frying.
4.Alternative cooking is to fry the balls in 1tbs of oil & add 1 cup of water cook it till well done & the water is absorbed.