Hara Bhara Kebabs - Full of Greens!!

Wishing you and your family a Very Happy & Prosperous New Year!!

I took a 10 days break from office to spend time with the kids as they had Christmas Vacation.... One of the weekends our friend Usha visited us at Pune... she ensures she spends a day or two with us every year she visits India.  One day before Christmas, we visited her in Mumbai... this was to attend her parents birthday celebrations... I had the privilege to host the birthday event :).  We had a great time together!!

Last week I made Hara Bhara Kebabs, a very healthy green kebab or cutlet with the goodness of spinach and green peas!  This is a great finger food for toddlers and kids, these crispy cutlets are very delicious, filling and healthy.   I ensured that my fussy kids ate their dose of spinach and peas this way...

True to its name hara bhara kebab is in bright green color due to the addition of fresh green peas and blanched spinach... so why visit a restaurant to enjoy this dish when you can easily make it at home :)

Ingredients :

1.    1 bunch palak leaves / spinach leaves

2.    1 capsicum, finely chopped

3.    ¾ cup beans, chopped

4.    ¾ cup peas, fresh

5.    2 tsp oil

6.    1 to 2 green chili finely chopped

7.    2 potato, boiled and grated

8.    ¾ cup paneer crumbled

9.    3 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped

10.  1 tbsp corn flour

11.  2 tbsp breadcrumbs

12.  ½ tsp kashmiri chili powder

13.  ½ tsp coriander powder

14.  1 tsp amchur powder

15.  ½ tsp garam masala powder

16.  ¼ tsp turmeric

17.  salt to taste

18.  1 cup breadcrumbs, to coat

19.  Oil for deep frying (I prefered shallow frying them)

Method :

In a kadai heat oil and add green chili. Add capsicum and saute till the moisture disappears. It's time to add beans and peas.  Saute well. Transfer to the blender and allow to cool completely. Blend to coarse paste along with blanched palak. Transfer the blended paste into a large mixing bowl.  (You need to ensure that this mixture does not get watery or it is difficult to make the tikkis.  Add grated potato, paneer and coriander leaves. Add corn flour and breadcrumbs. Add in the spices and salt. Mix this well... check the salt. Grease hands with oil and make a small patties. Cover the patties with bread crumbs.

If you like this dish deep fried, you can deep fry the prepared patties into hot oil. Fry on medium heat  stirring occasionally.  Drain the fried hara bhara kabab onto the kitchen towel. Serve the hot hara bhara kabab  with sauce and Garma Garam Chai!

I prefered shallow frying the kebabs.  For this, you need to take a tawa and drizzle some oil and keep the prepared tikkis and allow it to cook on one side and then flip on the other side till the tikkis are cooked well.  Serve them hot with a hot cup of tea!

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