Bangalore Seekh Kabab : The famous street food of Bangalore

If you love non-veg food and are from Bangalore or have visited Bangalore , i'm sure you must have tried the road-sided seekh kababs atleast once. They may not be the most hygienic food, but people still throng around these thelawals  (vendors). As a child i used to always trouble my parents to take me to one of those carts, but they would never take me and rebuke me saying only drunkards eat at such places. One day my brother finally felt pity on me and said i will buy it and bring it home for you and he kept up his promise. The minute the first seekh piece went into my mouth... I screamed..ahhh... as it was still hot ..ya hot in terms heat as well as the spice. And I love it. :) Then i realized why people thronged around these carts and especially the ones who are talli :)

The love for the seekh never ceased, only that we learnt the recipe and start making them in the house... the taste is almost the same, minus the unhygienic flavors. They are so easy to make ... no rocket science all.

Ingredients : 

• 1/2 of mutton keema 
• 1 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder 
• 1/2 tsp turmeric 
• 1 tbsp coriander powder 
• 1 tsp garam masala 
• 2 tsp lime juice 
• 1 tbsp oil ( any cooking oil, i used olive oil)
• salt as per taste 

Method : 

1. Wash the keema and drain all the water out ( you can grind it once in the mixture if you want)
2. To the keema add all the ingredients and the oil and mix nicely as you knead the keema
3. Keep it aside for 30 to 60 mins ( you can we do without marinating , but i prefer as the spices will blend well) 
   
4. Take handful of mixture and wrap it around the skewers along the length 
   
   
   
   
5. Grill them in oven or on coal till they are done well ( keep turning the skewers so that the meat is cooked on all sides) 
   
6. Hurray!! ... your seekhs are ready to be devoured !!!