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Handi kebab

A popular Pakistani beef/mutton recipe, made with marinating boneless beef in aromatic spices and raw papaya to get melt in your mouth kebabs ready in a pot.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: South Asian
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 376kcal
Author: Wajiha

Ingredients

  • 1 kg boneless beef cut in 1/2 inch cubes see notes
  • 1 tbsp. garlic ginger paste
  • 3 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 220 gm onion raw or 70 gm golden fried about 2 medium onions
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
  • 2 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 1/2 tbsp roasted and crushed cumin seeds
  • 1 1/2 tsp garam masala powder all spice
  • 1/2 cup papaya paste
  • 1 cup yogurt beaten

Other

  • 1 inch piece coal for smoke
  • Lemon slices and onion slices for garnish

Instructions

  • Add the beef in a bowl and add all the spices and ingredients in the beef.
  • Marinade the beef well with all the ingredients and cover the bowl. Leave in the fridge overnight.
  • When you are ready to cook the beef, remove it from the fridge and let it sit in the kitchen for about 2 hours before starting cooking.
  • You can also smoke the beef at this point by adding a foil cupcake case in the beef, and adding hot coal in the foil. Drop a tablespoon of oil and cover the beef for 10 mins.
  • Remove the coal setup and transfer the beef into a pot or a handi. Let it cook at very low flame for 30 to 40 mins.
  • When you see oil separating on the sides of the pot, its ready.
  • Serve with raita and paratha, or rice and lentils.

Notes

Beef - If you have access to an Indian/Pakistani meat store, you can easily ask for undercut beef cut in small cubes or boneless beef. You can also get a steak and cut it up. So topside, sirloin steak, eye fillet or tenderloin should work just fine.
Be careful while handling the hot coal. Use tongs to handle and transfer the coal. You can also smoke the handi kebab after finishing the cooking process.
This recipe is very freezer friendly and once cooked, it can be frozen for up to 2 months

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 376kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 702mg | Potassium: 616mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 198IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 4mg