Name: Lamb Sheekh Kabab
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tsp coriander seeds; 2 processed cheese slices, finely chopped (optional); 1½ tsp fine sea salt; 500 g lamb mince (20% fat); Lime wedges; Red onion slices; Mint leaves, chopped; 2½ tsp garam masala; 1 tsp Freshly ground black pepper; 15 g ginger paste; 25 g garlic paste; 10 g green chillies (2–3); 10 g coriander stalks; 50 g red onion, roughly chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Dishoom

By Shamil Thakrar , Kavi Thakrar and Naved Nasir

Published 2019

About

A sheekh kabab is formed from spiced lamb mince, wrapped around a skewer, then grilled. To create our mince for this recipe we blend a mixture of 80% lean lamb leg and 20% fresh lamb suet to give the best balance of fat for optimum succulence. If you can manage this at home, we strongly recommend it.

If you’re unable to buy lamb suet and your lamb mince is quite lean, processed cheese slices are a secret trick that will add a welcome richness. For the most succulent kababs, finely c