Chapli Kababs

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Preparation info
  • Serves:

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      35 min

Appears in
No Worries, Just Chicken Curries: 70 Incredible Indian Chicken Recipes

By Suki Pantal

Published 2025

  • About

When minced/ground chicken comes together with grated ginger, crushed coriander seeds, tangy pomegranate, chopped fresh mint and coriander/cilantro magic happens!

These flattened chicken patties have a crispy exterior and succulent filling with a tangy and nutty flavour. Chapli comes from the Pashto word chaprikh, which means “to flatten”. Said to have originated in Peshawar, these kababs are rooted in Pashtun cuisine and enjoyed across Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. Traditionally