Nargesi kebab
{{Short description|South Asian meat dish with an egg in the middle}}
Nargesi Kebab, Nargesi Kofta or Narges Shami Kebab is an Afghan, Middle Eastern, Pakistani and Indian dish. It can be described as a kind of kebab or kofta with a chicken egg in the middle. It is named after the Narcissus flower because kebabs look like the flower's petals when they are cut. It is akin to Koofteh Tabrizi, likewise entailing a mixture of ground meat, herbs, and spices, wrapped around a boiled egg.{{cite web |title=Koofteh Tabrizi Recipe |url=http://www.aashpazi.com/kooftehtabrizi |access-date=2019-05-17 |publisher=Aashpazi.com}}
To cook Nargesi Kebab, you wrap a mixture of minced meat, usually beef, diced onions and various spices, around a boiled egg, which is then fried in ghee or butter and eaten alongside tzatziki, curry, or other condiments.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/nargiskebabs_93344 | title=Nargis kebabs | publisher=BBC Food | accessdate=19 September 2013 | archive-date=26 September 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926200618/http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/nargiskebabs_93344 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://recipes.betterrecipes.com/nargesi-kebab.html | title=Nargesi Kebab | publisher=Better Recipes | accessdate=19 September 2013 | archive-date=21 September 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055324/http://recipes.betterrecipes.com/nargesi-kebab.html | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=http://titlisbusykitchen.com/archives/nargisi-kofta-nargis-kebab | title=Nargisi Kofta (Nargis Kebab) | date=11 September 2010 | publisher=Titli's busy kitchen | accessdate=19 September 2013 | archive-date=18 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618122223/http://titlisbusykitchen.com/archives/nargisi-kofta-nargis-kebab | url-status=usurped }}{{cite web | url=http://www.khanapakana.com/recipe/cdddad5c-4400-4594-b106-8eb2adf37183/-nargisi-kabab | title=نرگسی کباب Nargisi Kabab | publisher=Khana pakana | accessdate=19 September 2013 | archive-date=26 December 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226093042/http://www.khanapakana.com/recipe/cdddad5c-4400-4594-b106-8eb2adf37183/-nargisi-kabab%20 | url-status=dead }}
