Easy Baked Beef Kebabs

* Ground beef, lean, 500 grams
* Onions, raw, 1 large
* Jalapeno Peppers, 3 pepper
* Cilantro, raw, 1 cup
* Salt, 2 tsp
* Chili powder, 0.5 tsp
* *Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2 tbsp
* *Cumin seed, 1 tsp
* *Coriander seed, 1 tsp
* Garlic, 4 cloves
* Ginger Root, 2 slices (1" dia)

Chop onions, cilantro, garlic, ginger and jalapeño peppers in a food processor or a chopper. Coarsely grind cumin and coriander seeds in a spice grinder and add along with the rest of the spices to the above chopped ingredients. Now add the ground beef to the food processor and run it a couple of times until all the ingredients are well mixed. If you like your kebabs chunky then don't process the beef in the machine and mix the chopped ingredients by hand into the beef. Add two table spoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil to the mixture and mix well (it will keep the kebabs moist). Cover with saran wrap and leave for 30-45 minutes on the counter or overnight in the fridge.

Preheat Oven at 450 F. Spray a tray with cooking spray. Roll the meat mixture into cigar shaped kebabs and bake for 20 minutes on each side. If you find the kebabs getting darker sooner then reduce the time on the last turn.

It makes 20 -24 kebabs and serves as a nice side dish on a party or just on a casual week night dinner. It's very quick.

[*Adjust Jalapeño peppers and salt according to your taste.*]

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ETANVIR.