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Chicken jali kebab, chicken pieces seasoned with spices, wrapped in a delicate egg-based pastry.

Chicken jali kebab, chicken pieces seasoned with spices, wrapped in a delicate egg-based pastry.

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A ground chicken mixture cooked with onion, ginger, garlic, green chili peppers, cilantro, and garam masala, bound with cornstarch and egg, rolled in a th…

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Recipe from Mehedi Abedin, MD Abu Siyam, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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“Jali” refers to the mesh: the chicken filling is wrapped in a thin, lace-like egg crepe, which crisps up when fried. A festive dish in Bangladesh.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan, deep fryer
  • Estimated cost$8.22 $1.64 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

5 people
  • $4.76
  • $0.51
  • $0.28
  • $0.38
  • $0.36
  • $0.04
  • $1.60
  • $0.08
  • $0.21

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. First, sauté the onion in a little oil, then add the ground chicken, ginger and garlic paste, chopped chili pepper, and salt, and cook, stirring occasionally.
  2. Add the cilantro and garam masala, stir briefly, and let it cool.
  3. Add the cornstarch and one egg, and knead until a firm mixture forms. ≈ 10 min
  4. Defeat the other eggs. On a lightly oiled, non-stick frying pan, pour a zigzag pattern of egg to create a thin, lace-like crepe.
  5. Add a little bit of filler to the center of the lace and roll it up. If necessary, glue the edges with a mixture of cornstarch and water. ≈ 10 min
  6. Fry the rolls in hot oil until they are golden brown.

The bill

Chicken jali kebab, chicken pieces seasoned with spices, wrapped in a delicate egg-based pastry.

  • 500 g of ground chicken$4.76
  • 1 cup of chopped onion$0.51
  • 2 tablespoons of ginger and garlic paste$0.28
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped green chili peppers$0.38
  • 1 teaspoon of garam masala$0.36
  • salt$0.04
  • 4 eggs$1.60
  • 2 tablespoons of cornstarch$0.08
  • oil, for cooking and frying$0.21

Total$8.22

that's $1.64 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of ground chicken
  • 1 cup of chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons of ginger and garlic paste
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped green chili peppers
  • 1/4 cup of fresh, chopped cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon of garam masala
  • salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
  • oil, for cooking and frying

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