Lucknowi Egg Sheermal Kebab
Lucknowi sheermal kebab — soft, saffron-scented sheermal bread topped with a spiced egg kebab, the royal Lucknowi pairing.
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
- Mix flour, yeast, sugar and salt; knead with warm milk and saffron milk into a soft dough and rest for 30 minutes.
- Divide into 4 balls and roll into thick rounds; prick with a fork.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for 10 to 12 minutes until light golden; brush with ghee.
- Beat the eggs with onion, green chillies, garam masala, chilli powder and salt.
- Heat ghee and pour the egg mixture; cook on medium heat, shaping into 4 round kebabs.
- Flip once and cook until set and golden.
- Place one egg kebab on each sheermal.
- Garnish with coriander and serve hot with chutney.
Nutrition — estimated per serving
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).