Indian Lamb Patties with mint sauce ?!

[MONTHANNAH]

I just went to an Indian party and eat the best lamb patties ever with a great mint sauce , I am dying to make them myself any good recipes??? the patties were spicy and the sauce had yogurt I think ...Thanks

[Bull Terrier]

Not quite sure what patties you ate exactly but perhaps they were shami kebabs. Here's how I make them:

300g minced mutton (or lamb if you can't find mutton)

60g chana dal (soaked in water for around 12 hours)

2 green cardamoms, 4 peppercorns, 2 cloves, 1 piece of cinnamon stick, 1 piece of star anise

2 cloves of garlic

Grated fresh ginger

Salt

Cook the above ingredients in little water for roughly 30 minutes or until the chana dal is cooked but not mushy. At the end of cooking the consistency should be almost dry.

Grind to a fine paste and then mix in the following ingredients:

Finely chopped fresh mint

Finely chopped onion

Fresh finely chopped chilli pepper (deseeded if preferred)

A little ajwan

Beaten egg (roughly ½ egg)

Mix well, form into golf-ball sized balls, press to form patties and then coat in gram flour.

Set aside and place in fridge until required.

Fry in oil until well browned and serve immediately.

[bague25]

Suvir Saran's mint chutney is here in Recipe Gullet