Bun Kababs -One my most favorite street food of Karachi. I always feel that the only draw back of moving to Qatar(for me that is) is that I can’t find the Karachi street food here. Although the Pakistani food scene has gotten much better than it was, when I came to Doha, 13 years ago.. but still, they are not even close to the real deal. So I have learnt to make my favorites at home..
Here is one recipe that is very close to the ‘thelay wala’ bunkabab, we get in Karachi. The recipe is a combination of various recipes I came across and adjusted according to my own tastebuds.
Bun Kababs
Makes approximately 12 Bun Kababs Download Recipe Card
Ingredients:
For the Kababs
- 1 Cup Channa Daal (Soaked overnight)
- 2 Potatoes (Medium or 1 big)
- 1 Small Onion
- 5-6 Red Whole Dried Chillies (Sabut Lal Mirch)
- 2-8 Cloves (Laung)
- 10 Whole Black pepper corns (Sabut Kalimirch)
- 1 -2 tsp. Cumin Seeds (Zeera)
- 1 Big Cardamom (Bari Illaichi)
- 1- 2 tsp Salt
- 2-3 Garlic Cloves
- 1/2 inch piece of Ginger
- 2 Cup Water
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1 tsp Chaat Masala Powder
- 2 Green Chillies (chopped)
- 2 -3 tsp Fresh Coriander Leaves (haradhanya -chopped)
For Bun Kababs
- 2 Eggs
- Oil
- 12 Bread Buns
- Chutneys (I mix and match my basic chutneys, that you can find here)
Directions:
- Boil the potatoes with 1/2 tsp salt and then mash them.
- Boil the daal with ginger, garlic, onions, red chillies, black pepper corns, cloves, cumin seeds, big cardamom and salt in 2 cups of water.
- Boil the daal on low-medium flame (covered) and when it is soft enough (TIP- it can be squashed easily but still holds its shape when you look at it), that is when you increase the flame and dry the extra water.
- When it cools down, grind it finely. Add the boiled and mashed potatoes, chaat masala, garam masala powder, chopped green chillies and coriander. Adjust the salt at this point.
- Make kababs of this mixture… it approximately would make 12 kababs about (2.5 inches in diameter)
- Beat the eggs and sprinkle salt an deeper in it. Coat the kababs in the egg and shallow fry them till they turn golden brown.
- Now in the same pan, add a few drops of oil and fry/toast the buns (both sides)
- Now assemble.. I put the tamarind + green chutney on both sides, put the fried kabab (and spread it a little with my finger tips), then add the green chutney raita, tomatoes, onion rings, a few drops of ketchup and sprinkle some chat masala on top before adding more raita and covering with the top part of the bun.
- Fry the assembled bun kabab again in the pan, in a few drops of oil and press it a little (so things don’t fall off, while eating). Cut the bun kabab into half and serve with chutney /raita/ ketchup and of course some coke!
So here is how I had it.. perfect for any weather!
NEVER have I ever, drooled so much while writing a post! I am making this again tomorrow for sure!
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I just moved to Karachi and had my first bun kebab of life last weekend and i’m hooked. We got it from flamingo, i’m curious to know if you have a favourite place here? Your home made version looks equally scrumptious!
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Lucky you!!! Ufff I miss those bunkababs! Flamingo is a firm favorite with me.. there is one more that I really like in Bahadarabad, called Azam/Azeem .. can’t remember. It’s a thelay wala!
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I’ll keep it in mind to check it out. Also i tried the mirchili bun kebab, really good!
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I tried your baisan and soji ka halwa and it’s one of my favourites now. Thanks for sharing ❤
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Aww thank you so much for liking it!
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Looooks YUmmy! ❤
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Oh my it looks yum! I’m feeling nostalgic now!
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I also tried bun kabab it really delicious and really tasty. And again i m making thanks for sharings… Inshaa Allah soon make Haleem 💞
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I am glad it turned out good! 🙂
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I’ve looked at this recipe twice this past week! I think I should make it! I had it at a baby shower recently and Erum said she used your recipe! It was so good! But I wish someone would make it and give it to me! HaHa!
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I am making it tomorrow 🙂
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I was thinking the same and told myself I will have to go down to soak the lentils!
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Hey I was wondering if I could prepare them beforehand and freeze them?
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I do freeze the kababs.
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Thanks for replying. I tried them and they were delish!!!! Cannot thank you enough for sharing the recipe 😘
Keep up the good work. You deserve an applause!
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