The kabab makers: A Sharjah icon

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A Pakistani family has been selling their family recipe chappli kababs for over two decades from their restaurant in Sharjah, with people travelling from across the UAE to taste their creation

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00:00They are from Quahar, their name is Muhammad Al-Ghamanta

00:05It is called Chapli because it is made into a stick

00:10Seekhi Kebab is made into a skewer

00:14Koftas are round

00:17So it is called Chapli because it is made into a stick

00:30It has mince, onions, tomatoes, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, pomegranate seeds, green chillies, red chillies

00:56All these things are mixed in it

00:58To make kebabs, flour is used

01:04My father used to make it

01:10He came here in Pakistan

01:12He struggled to come here

01:14He used to work before

01:18People used to say that if you eat kebabs here, you will get 25 to 50 dirhams

01:30In 1997, it was 3 dirhams

01:36They used to give one roti and one salad

01:40In 2007, it was 4 dirhams

01:44Now it is 5 dirhams

01:46Alhamdulillah, there are many people who come from far

01:50There are people who go to London and Australia

01:54Alhamdulillah, Allah has given us taste

01:58People come and people like it

02:02The rate is also good

02:04There are many people who come from here

02:08You can see it by its shining

02:10When it is ready, it will show you that it is a kebab

02:16Do you have any objection?

02:18Now even the kids know the sense of going to school

02:24When they grow up, God willing, they will learn

02:28Why do you sell kebabs?

02:30We are from Kohat, Peshawar

02:32Pathan people are very famous there

02:34They like it and eat it with pleasure

02:40That's why we like it too

03:00Alhamdulillah

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