🌶️ Smokey Salsa Chicken Kababs (Restaurant-Style)

 

🌶️ Smokey Salsa Chicken Kababs (Restaurant-Style)

⭐ Juicy • Creamy • Smokey • Full of Flavor

These Smokey Salsa Chicken Kababs are soft from inside, crispy on the outside, and cooked in a rich, creamy salsa gravy with a beautiful coal-smoked aroma. Perfect for lunch, dinner, or special gatherings.

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📝 Ingredients

🐔 For Chicken Kababs

• Chicken mince – 400 g

• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp

• Black pepper powder – 1 tsp

• Red chili powder – ½ tsp

• Cumin powder – ½ tsp

• Red chili flakes – 1½ tbsp

• Crushed cumin seeds – 1½ tbsp

• Garam masala powder – 1 tsp

• Tikka masala – 1 tsp

• Salt – to taste

• Mayonnaise – 1 tbsp

• Yogurt – 1 tbsp

• Dairy cream – 1 tbsp

• Grated cheese – 2 tbsp

• Onion – 1 (chopped & squeezed)

• Carrots – 2 small (chopped & squeezed)

• Green chilies – 2 (chopped & squeezed)

• Bread crumbs – 2 tbsp

• Gram flour (besan) – 3 tbsp

• Fresh coriander leaves – 2 tbsp (chopped)

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🍅 For Salsa Gravy

• Onion – 1 (cubed)

• Capsicum – 1 (cubed)

• Green chilies – 2 (cubed)

• Tomatoes – 2 (chopped)

• Tomato paste – 2 tbsp

• Oil – as needed

• Butter – 1 tbsp

🌶️ Spices

• Paprika powder – ½ tsp

• Onion powder – ½ tsp

• Garlic powder – ½ tsp

• Cumin powder – ½ tsp

• Black pepper powder – 1 tsp

• Crushed coriander seeds – 1 tbsp

• Red chili flakes – 1½ tbsp

• Salt – to taste

🥛 Creamy Mix

• Mayonnaise – 1½ tbsp

• Yogurt – 4 tbsp

• Dairy cream – 1 tbsp

• Tomato ketchup – 5 tbsp

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👩‍🍳 Method

Step 1: Prepare the Kabab Mixture

1. Chop onion, carrots, and green chilies in a chopper.

2. Squeeze out excess water completely.

3. In a bowl, add chicken mince and all kabab ingredients.

4. Mix very well until fully combined.

5. Cover and marinate for 3 hours for best flavor.

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Step 2: Shape & Fry

1. Shape mixture into cylinder-shaped kababs.

2. Shallow fry on medium heat until golden brown.

3. Remove and keep aside.

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🔥 Step 3: Give Coal Smoke (Dhungar Method)

1. Place fried kababs in a heatproof bowl.

2. Heat a small piece of coal until red hot.

3. Place coal in a small steel bowl and keep it in the center of kababs.

4. Pour 1 tsp oil or butter over hot coal.

5. Immediately cover with a lid.

6. Let it smoke for 3–5 minutes, then remove coal.

✨ This step gives authentic restaurant-style smokey flavor.

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Step 4: Prepare Salsa Gravy

1. Heat 1 tbsp oil + 1 tbsp butter.

2. Sauté onion, capsicum, and green chilies for 2 minutes.

3. Remove vegetables and keep aside.

4. In the same pan, add a little more oil and butter.

5. Add tomatoes and cook until soft.

6. Add tomato paste and some water; cook well.

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Step 5: Add Spices & Creamy Mix

1. Add all salsa spices and salt.

2. Add some water and cook until spices are well done.

3. In a bowl, whisk mayo, yogurt, cream, and ketchup.

4. Add this mixture to the gravy and cook gently.

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Step 6: Final Cooking

1. Add smoked kababs into the salsa gravy.

2. Cook for 3 minutes on low flame.

3. Add sautéed vegetables and mix lightly.

4. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

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🍽️ Serving Suggestions

• Serve hot with chapati, naan, or garlic bread

• Perfect with mint chutney or coleslaw