As the name suggest, it is a hara kabab, which means most of the ingredients are green. I find this as the best way to include spinach for a non-spinach loving family. This is a great starter and if you have most of the ingredients at home, this is very quick and easy to make.
The kabab has many ingredients which are very nutritious however, I have deep fried it. If you prefer low calorie, you could just shallow fry it on a frying pan.
Ingredients:
8-10 spinach leaves,
1/2 cup fenugreek leaves,
1/2 cup green peas, boiled, mashed,
3 medium sized potatoes, boiled, grated,
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated,
1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped,
8-10 fresh mint leaves, finely chopped,
2-3 green chillies, finely chopped,
Salt to taste,
Lemon juices as per taste,
Powdered bread crumbs for binding,
Oil for deep frying
Method:
- Blanch the spinach leaves in hot water for 2 mins and immediately put it in cold water. Chop finely and set aside.
- In the same way, blanch the fenugreek leaves. Chop finely and set aside.
- In a deep dish, put the spinach, fenugreek leaves, mashed peas, grated potatoes, cheese, coriander and mint leaves, green chilles, salt and lemon juice. Mix together nicely. Add little bread crumbs powder 1 tbsp at a time until it turns into a thick mixture. Do not add water at all.
- Divide the dough into equal sized balls.
- Heat the oil until smoking hot.
- Pat the balls into small discs by gently pressing them with both the palms and give it a round shape.
- Deep fry until golden brown.
- Serve hot with green chutney and tomato sauce.
I find adding cheese to the mix, gives it better flavour. You could also add a few roasted cashews to make it into a rich appetizer.
If you dont have bread crumbs, you could powder some rusk biscuits or replace it with 1-2 tbsp of cornflour. Make sure you adjust the seasoning.
Enjoy 🙂
snack item so simple and tasty
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