Galauti Kebab

Grind together

75-100 gm chopped raw papaya
salt to taste
1 tbsp chopped ginger
1 tbsp chopped garlic
8 cloves
seeds of 2 black cardamoms
2 tsp poppy seeds-roasted and dry ground
4 peppercorns
1/2 tsp pieces of cinnamon
2 tbsp dessicated coconut-lightly roasted
2 blades of mace
5 green cardamoms
1 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
1 cup sliced onions-fried brown and crisp in 1/2 cup ghee

1/4 cup finely chopped coriander leaves
1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies
3 tbsp roasted gram flour
1 egg
ghee to pan fry the kababs
lemon juice to sprinkle over the kababs


Method

Marinate the minced meat in the ground ingredients for 4-5 hours.Mix together the coriander leaves, green chillies, gram flour and egg. Add to the meat and work at it for some time, almost kneading it like a dough.Shape mixture into round patties of desired size, and refrigerate for half an hour or so.Heat the ghee in a heavy-based frying pan or griddle. Fry the kababs, browning first one side and then the other, over medium heat.Arrange them on a serving dish, sprinkle lemon juice and serve.