Hara Bhara Kabab | Recipe of the Day - HealthyLife

Looking for some good healthy snacks to prepare? If you are okay with little oil in the system try this delicious and one of the famous Indian veggie patties : Hara bhara Kabab. Well, it has good ingredients too -spinach, peas, ginger! 

INGREDIENTS

Serving: three people

• 300 gm potatoes boiled till soft
• 150 gm peas boiled till soft
• 150 gm spinach boiled
• 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
• 2″ piece of ginger grated
• 1 tbsp chat masala or garam masala
• 2 and ½ tbsp besan/gram flour
• Salt to taste
• Vegetable / canola / sunflower cooking oil to shallow fry the kababs
• Cashews to garnish (1/2 cashew per kabab)

PREPARATION METHOD

1. Mix and mash together the potatoes (or grate the baked potatoes), peas and spinach till a smooth paste is formed.
2. Roast gram flour in a small pan till it becomes aromatic and changes its color. Do not over roast or darken the gram flour.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and roasted gram flour to spinach, potato and peas mix and mix well.
4. Keep in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
5. Remove from refrigerator and shape the mix into round patties and shallow or pan fry * the kababs till golden brown.
6. Drain the patties on paper towels. Garnish with cashews and serve hot with a chutney or sauce of your choice.

*One can bake kababs at 180 degrees C or at  moderate oven temperature. Apply little oil on the kababs using brush or spoon. Place the kababs on a tray or on aluminum foil on baking tray and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the kababs get browned from the top. Turn the sides after 10-15 minutes for uniform baking. Serve hot kebabs.

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