OMGWTFBBQKEBABS! Indians/Pakistanis/Afghans/Persians/Mughals needed

[UNCjigga]

Signed up for a company potluck dinner a few weeks back and for some odd reason I said I could make kebabs. I can't make kebabs. Don't know how. The potluck is this Friday. Staff VPs will be there, so I need to deliver on my promise of kebabs!

Please advise on recipes, prep techniques, how to cook them on stovetop/oven vs. bbq, etc. Preferrably these will be Mughal style (i.e. made with ground lamb and spices) because I'm brown and that's what folks are expecting from me.

**EDIT: Its FRIDAY! Now with pics!

OK so the kebabs didn't turn out too bad, but the broiler method totally doesn't work with lamb marinated in yogurt--it kept falling apart! How should I have done these under the broiler?

Ground lamb mixed with yogurt, spices, onion, garlic, ginger, green chilies
Cooking under broiler...looking good so far...
WTF? They all fell apart!

 

[zoiks]

Get one of those Shan packets from your neighborhood Indian Grocer. They have one for seekh kebobs I think.
Say hi to Babu for me.

 

[FoBoT]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kebabs

 

[Oceandevi]

I always used the wooden sticks and lots of seafood! that wont help you will it?

 

[loup garou]

mmm...I had shami kabab for lunch today. So good.

 

[biggestmuff]

Haha. Think much?

 

[isasir]

Just buy 'em from one of the street vendors on your way to work.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: isasir
Just buy 'em from one of the street vendors on your way to work.

lol, street meat to the rescue!

 

[Slew Foot]

Mmmm lamb kabobs.


1. Get a set of real skewers, the flat kind that are a foot long and 1/4-1/2 inch wide.

2. Get a lamb leg and grind it up with whatever grinding instrument you have. if your guests dont mind, add beef fat (or lamb fat) to the mix to ensure juicyness.

3. Add chopped onions, jalapenos/chili peppers, black pepper, garlic salt, minced garlic, paprika or whatever spices you like, mix well

4. Slab meat onto skewers.

5. Turn BBQ on to high.

6. I like to wrap bricks in foil and place the swekers on the bricks to elevate the kebabs over the grill surface initially, you can skip this if you like and just place it directly on the grill.

7. Consume when done.

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
Haha. Think much?

Dude, I honestly didn't think it would be this hard to find an easy, simple, "do-this-at-home-on-the-broiler-pan-in-the-oven" recipe. Half the recipes list ethnic Indian ingredients that I don't know/understand, or worse, they require a "tandoor oven" or at least a bbq grill. I don't have either one at home, sorry.

 

[Fritzo]

Meat-tomato-green pepper-onion-favorite veggie on a skewer, cover in your favorite oil or oil based salad dressing, grill or roast in oven.

Not much to it.

 

[ViviTheMage]

stab em

 

[ed21x]

buy Beef Rib and cut them into bite sized portions. Let marinate overnight in yoshida sauce (from Costco) and garlic. Remove pieces, put on wooden skewers with bell pepper and zuchinis. Barbeque and serve.

 

[mrkun]

Greeks, Turks, and Arabs make/eat kabobs as well.

Edit: Here's some Persian stuff.

 

[mooglemania85]

Why kebabs? You should have told everyone you were bringing homemade potato salad, and just picked it up at the supermarket.

 

[Jawo]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Meat-tomato-green pepper-onion-favorite veggie on a skewer, cover in your favorite oil or oil based salad dressing, grill or roast in oven.

Not much to it.

Yup, that sounds pretty much like how I do it. Wikipedia

 

[Turin39789]

Just buy a cake and stick a skewer through it.

 

[dabuddha]

I like to use either ground chicken or ground lamb

mince up the following:

Onion
Bell pepper
green onion
cilantro
garlic
ginger
green chili

By mince I mean real tiny Then mix all of this with the meat in a bowl with the following spices:
salt
pepper
red chili powder
little tumeric powder
little bit of garam masala
little ground coriander seeds

Add some lemon juice/freshly squeezed lemons.

Mix it all up and let it "marinate" for at least an hour in the fridge.
Then time to shape them up and skewer them and grill em

 

[Jeffwo]

Good southern recipe

Wild Possum Kabob

Ingredients:
1 Still breathing, corn-fed Possum
3 Ripe but firm tomatoes
1 Large white or yellow onion
1/2 pound large mushrooms
2 large green peppers
1 package meat marinade
1/2 cup soy sauce
12 skewers (sticks are okay in Arkansas)

Preparation:
The possum must be alive so that you can scare it, giving you the "wild" taste from all the adrenaline it produces. It is best to hit it over the head with a large object in a humane manner. Boil the possum for 3 minutes to loosen the fur then skin and gut it.
De-limb (chop the little knubby legs off) the possum and cut the meat into 1/2 inch square chunks. Marinate overnight in a mixture of meat marinade and soy sauce. Kentucky residents who have no fridge can use an ice chest and may use radiator coolant instead of soy sauce.
Thread the meat and veggies onto your skewer/stick in alternating sequences to distribute the delicious flavor evenly. Cook over a barbecue, pit, 50 gallon drum or any other fire till you get the desired result. For added flavor, you can cook it over burning tires.

 

[UNCjigga]

OK, updated with results and pics...

 

[FoBoT]

you forgot to post the address so that we can come try a sample