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Peshawari Chapli Kabab

Peshawari Chapli Kabab (Khyber Shinwari Style)

Authentic Peshawari Chapli Kabab from Khyber Shinwari Restaurant in North Nazimabad,
Karachi. This 2kg batch recipe comes from a chef with 23 years of experience. Uses
traditional Peshawari technique — coarse butcher-minced meat, 25-minute layered
kneading, and corn flour binding. No egg needed. Serves 8 or yields 20-25 kababs.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 8 Persons
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Pakistani, Peshawari
Calories: 320
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients:
  • 2 kg beef or mutton minced (coarse butcher-cut with 20% fat)
  • 1 kg onions finely chopped
  • 2 medium tomatoes finely chopped
  • 2-3 green chillies finely chopped
Spices:
  • 3 tbsp cumin seeds dry-roasted and coarsely crushed
  • 3 tbsp coriander seeds dry-roasted and coarsely crushed
  • 2 tbsp red chili flakes kuti lal mirch
  • 2 tbsp anardana dried pomegranate seeds, coarsely crushed
  • 1 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper freshly ground
Binder & Frying:
  • 100 g corn flour makai ka atta
  • 50 g beef suet charbi — optional
  • Oil for shallow frying

Method
 

Step 1: Prepare Onions
  1. Finely chop 1 kg onions. Wrap in a clean cloth and squeeze out as much water
  2. as possible — you should be left with roughly one-third of the original volume.
Step 2: Roast and Crush Spices
  1. Dry-roast cumin and coriander seeds for 30 seconds. Coarsely crush together
  2. with anardana in a mortar. Do not powder — coarse texture is key.
Step 3: First Kneading (5 minutes)
  1. Place the mince in a large bowl. Add salt and knead vigorously with your
  2. hands for 5 minutes until the meat feels slightly sticky.
Step 4: Add Spices and Onions in Stages (15 minutes)
  1. Add all crushed spices, red chili flakes, and black pepper. Mix for 5 minutes.
  2. Then add half the squeezed onions, mix 5 more minutes. Add remaining onions,
  3. mix another 5 minutes.
Step 5: Add Binder (5 minutes)
  1. Add finely chopped tomatoes, green chilies, and corn flour. Knead for 5 more
  2. minutes until the mixture is cohesive and holds its shape when pressed.
Step 6: Shape and Fry
  1. Heat oil (with beef suet if using) in a wide tawa on medium heat. Wet your
  2. hands, shape into flat discs about 1 cm thick. Press a thin tomato slice on
  3. top. Fry 4-5 minutes per side until deep golden brown and crisp at edges.

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Notes

The single biggest reason home kababs break is unsqueezed onions. Squeeze until
they feel almost dry. Do not skip the 25-minute kneading — this is what develops
the natural stickiness that holds the kabab together without any egg. For deep
authentic flavor, fry in oil with a small piece of beef suet added.