Seekh Kebab Arayes

Name: Seekh Kebab Arayes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 300g strong bread flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 75ml yogurt; 1/2 tsp nigella seeds; 150ml room temp water; 1/2 tsp dry active yeast; 1/2 tsp caster sugar; 500g 20% fat lamb mince; 1 large white onion; Handful coriander; 2 red or green Chillies; 1 lime; 8 cloves garlic; Thumb ginger; 1.5 tsp salt; 1 tbsp curry powder; 1 tbsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 egg yolk; 200ml yogurt; 10 mint leaves; Handful coriander; 1 lime; 3/4 tsp salt; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp caster sugar; Optional: green chilli

21 steps

Prep:20minCook:15min

Seekh Kebab meat Stuffed into naan-pitta and grilled

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:22:36 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories375.5 kcal (19%)

Total Fat17.5 g (25%)

Carbs36.6 g (14%)

Sugars4.3 g (5%)

Protein17.7 g (35%)

Sodium860.7 mg (43%)

Fiber2.7 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

The Seekh Kebab

Step 1

Blend the white onion, remove and squeeze excess moisture out with kitchen roll.

Step 2

Pre chop your ginger into thin slices

Step 3

Return to the blender with the garlic, chopped ginger, Chillies, coriander, and juice of the lime and blitz til there are no big bits

Step 4

Combine with the lamb mince, spices and egg yolk and work the mix to a smooth meaty paste (10 mins)

Step 5

Set in a bowl in the fridge for 2 plus hours or overnight

The Naan Pittas

Step 6

Combine the water yeast and sugar and let sit for 10 minutes

Step 7

Combine the flour salt yogurt and nigella seeds then mix through the yeast mixture and knead for 10 minutes

Step 8

Set aside in a bowl for an hour at room temp on in the fridge overnight, then split into 4 equal pieces.

Step 9

Form into doughballs then let rise on a floured tray covered with cling film for 1-2 hours til doubled in size

Step 10

Roll out into circles of even thickness about 20cm in diameter

Step 11

Either slide into a pizza oven to cook for about 60 seconds til ballooned up, on a pizza stone/steel in a max temp oven for 6-8 minutes, or in a frying pan for 2 minutes a side on high heat

Step 12

There should be a massive air pocket in the middle

The Mint Sauce

Step 13

Add everything to a blender and blend til no big bits are left

Step 14

Adjust the flavour with lime, salt, and sugar to your liking

The Arayes

Step 15

Cut the naan-pittas into quarters

Step 16

Get a handful of lamb mince and stuff it in the pitta quarters

Step 17

Press it down and fill all the gaps inside the flatbread, and make flat neat edges of meat at the sides

Step 18

Heat up a griddle pan to medium high heat and lay down your Arayes on one of the meat sides. If you have them all next to each other it can stop them falling over

Step 19

After 2 minutes flip and cook the other meat edge

Step 20

After another 2 minutes do one of the bread sides, and after another minute do the final bread side for 1 minute

Step 21

Serve them up with the mint sauce and maybe some mango chutney or chilli sauce too!