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Lucknowi Egg Sheermal Kebab

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Lucknowi sheermal kebab — soft, saffron-scented sheermal bread topped with a spiced egg kebab, the royal Lucknowi pairing.

Prep time25 min
Cook time20 min
Total time45 min
Servings4

Ingredients

  • 2 cups white flour (maida)
  • 1/2 cup warm milk
  • 1 tsp yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 pinch saffron, soaked in milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 green chillies, chopped
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • Fresh coriander, chopped

Method

  1. Mix flour, yeast, sugar and salt; knead with warm milk and saffron milk into a soft dough and rest for 30 minutes.
  2. Divide into 4 balls and roll into thick rounds; prick with a fork.
  3. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for 10 to 12 minutes until light golden; brush with ghee.
  4. Beat the eggs with onion, green chillies, garam masala, chilli powder and salt.
  5. Heat ghee and pour the egg mixture; cook on medium heat, shaping into 4 round kebabs.
  6. Flip once and cook until set and golden.
  7. Place one egg kebab on each sheermal.
  8. Garnish with coriander and serve hot with chutney.

Nutrition — estimated per serving

Calories (estimate)300 kcal
Protein (estimate)13 g
Fat (estimate)14 g
Carbs (estimate)30 g

Nutrition values are estimates based on standard per-egg values (about 72 kcal, 6.3 g protein, 4.8 g fat, 0.4 g carbs per large egg).

Tips, food safety & substitutions

Food safety: cook the egg kebabs until fully set and serve hot. Allergen: egg, wheat, milk. Substitute naan for sheermal if saffron is not available. Prick the sheermal so it does not puff too much. Nutrition values are estimates.

Tags: Indian, Lucknowi, sheermal, kebab, egg

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