Armenian Kabab Recipe

A great Appetizer / Snack for a cocktail party which can be made ahead of time and fried just before serving. I used minced chicken but you can use any minced meat. Try this with your choice of meat when you plan a party next time.....

Armenian Kabab

(Recipe from Mrs. B. F. Varughese’s Recipes For All Seasons)

Cooking time ~20 mints

Yield ~ 20-22 small kababs

Ingredients:

Raw minced meat – 400gms

Minced ginger- ½ tsp

Minced green chillies – ½ tsp

Minced onion – ½ cup

Curd / Yogurt – ½ cup

Minced celery – 2 tsp

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Chilli powder – ½ tsp

Mint and coriander leaves, chopped fine – 2 tsp each

Egg – 1

Salt ti taste

Oil for frying

Method:

• Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and sauté the minced meat, onions, ginger, green chillies and celery. 
• Add yogurt and salt and cook till it is dry. 
• Remove from fire. 
• Grind the cooked meat with cumin seeds and chilli powder without water and mix with mint and coriander leaves and beaten egg. 
• Form into marble sized balls (wet your hands with little water if the ground meat is sticky) .
• Deep fry in oil and serve.