Jali Kebab

Bangladeshi chicken is very suitable for cooking Jali Kebab. Jali kebab is one of the most delicious snacks in Bangladeshi cooking recipes. Jali kebab is prepared with mutton, beef, chicken etc. It is found in India, Pakistan Bangladesh etc. Jali kebab is very tasty recipe. Everybody likes this kind of recipe. Some ingredients are necessary for preparing this recipe. Specially Bangladeshi chickens are very suitable for cooking this recipe. The cooking process is as follows;

Ingredients:

1. 500g (1 lb) ground beef or mutton

2. 2 slices loaf bread

3. 2 teaspoons tomato sauce

4. ½ teaspoon green papaya paste or meat tenderizer

5. 1 tablespoon poppy seeds, paste

6. ½ teaspoon chilli powder (optional)

7. 1 teaspoon ground ginger

8. ½ teaspoon ground mace

9. ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

10. ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom

11. ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

12. 2 crushed cloves

13. ½ teaspoon ground mint leaves

14. ½ teaspoon ground coriander leaves

15. 1 cup crumb of biscuit

16. 2 eggs

17. Oil for frying and salt to taste

Cooking Process:

• Soak the bread in water. Squeeze water out. Except the crumb, egg and oil combine the remaining ingredients and mix them thoroughly.
• Make 6 portions. Pat each portion to make round flat kebab like hamburger steak. Cover with the crumb.
• Heat oil 5 cm (2”) deep in a wok. Beat the egg lightly. Dip kebab into the beaten egg, then drop into the oil.
• Sprinkle some beaten egg on the kebab with a pasty brush or fingers. Fry both sides light brown.
• Remove on kitchen absorbent paper.

Serve with vegetable-salad and bread, pullao or boiled rice.