Ami's Shami Kebab - Pakistan Eats

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless beef chuck (trimmed and roughly diced)
• 1/3 cup yellow split peas (soaked overnight)
• 4 garlic cloves (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 1 inch ginger knob (peeled and finely diced)
• 1 red onion (roughly chopped, plus ½ red onion, finely diced)
• 2 inch cinnamon stick
• 2 black cardamom pods
• 5 dried round whole red peppers (available at Indian/Pakistani specialty stores)
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1 slice white bread (wet lightly under a splash of water)
• 1 egg (beaten)
• ½ tsp garam masala powder
• 1 tbsp cilantro (finely diced)
• 1 green chili (finely diced)