Kababs are an important class of meat preparation. They are prepared either from minced or small strips of tender meat by frying and roasting over open charcoal fire. They are essentially a dry meat preparation but are occasionally converted into a curry by the addition of some curd and masala. From amongst the kababs prepared from minced meat the seekh kabab and the shammi kabab are the most important. Seekh kabab is perhaps the most popular of the kababs and is prepared by grilling or roasting, whereas shammi kabab is cooked by deep frying. Parsinde kabab and Hussaini seekh kabab curry are the popular form of kababs prepared from whole meat.