HARA BHARA KEBAB / GREEN KEBAB by Sangeeta

SERVES - 4

Ingredients

Spinach 1 bunch

Onion chopped fine 1 medium

Green peas, boiled and mashed ¾ cup

Potatoes, boiled, peeled and grated 3-4 medium

Green chillies, chopped (optional) 2

Ginger, chopped 1 inch piece 

Fresh coriander leaves chopped 3 tablespoons

Chaat masala 1 teaspoon

Mango powder 1 teaspoon

Red chilli powder ¼ teaspoon

Salt to taste

Bread slices churned into crumbs 2

Cornflour/ corn starch 1 tablespoons

Oil to deep fry

Method

Blanch spinach leaves in ½ litre of boiling salted water for five minutes. Drain, refresh in cold water and squeeze out excess water. Finely chop or churn in the blender. Mix spinach, peas and potatoes. Add chopped onion, green chillies, ginger, coriander leaves, chaat masala, mango powder and salt to taste. (If you don’t have chaat masala and mango powder, squeeze in juice of half a lemon). Add bread crumbs for binding. Add in cornflour. Divide the mixture into equal portions. Shape each portion into a ball and then press it between your palms to give it a flat shape.
Heat oil in frying pan. Deep fry the kebabs till done. Drain on kitchen towel to remove excess oil. Serve with coriander- mint chutney.