Hara bhara Kebab

Ingredients

• Potato boiled (2 medium size)
• Spinach/Palak (15-20 leaves, blanched)
• Green peas (boiled, 1/4 cup)
• Green chili(1-2 chopped)
• Coriander leaves(chopped, 2tsp)
• Grated ginger (2tsp)
• Cornflour (4tsp)
• Cumin pdr(1tsp)
• Chaat Masala(1tsp)
• Salt to taste
• Oil for shallow fry

 

Preparation

1. Peel the potatoes and mash them together with the green peas.
2. Squeeze out excess water (very important) of palak and chop them finely or mash them.
3. Now mix the potatoes, peas, cornflour and spinach together
4. Add chopped green chilies, chopped coriander leaves , grated  ginger, chaat masala, cumin pdr and salt. Mix well.
5. Divide the mixture into equal portions. Shape them into a ball and then press it in between the palms to flatten it. These are now called tikkis or kebab.
6. Dust each of the tikkis with the corn flour and shallow fry them on medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side until they becomes crisp or golden.
7. Now Hara bhara kebab is ready. serve with mint chutney or tomato ketchup.

Palak Paratha

Ingredients

• Palak/Spinach (2 cups)
• Wheat flour (2 cups)
• Salt (1 tsp)
• Water and oil/butter as needed

Preparation

1.  Wash and cut the palak into small size.
2. Boil the palak in hot boiling water for 2-3 min.
3. Let it cool down and keep aside.
4. Blend the cooled palak into a fine paste.
5. Take wheat flour in a bowl, add salt, palak paste and make a smooth dough by adding water.
6. Take a small portion of dough and make it a round shape by the help of two hands.
7. Roll it into a paratha/Roti shape by the rollong pin and board.
8. Heat a frying pan/tawa, put the paratha and turn it after every 1 min and add ghee/butter/oil.
9. Now your Palak Paratha is ready. Serve hot with any curry or chutney.

Palak Pakoda

Ingredients

• palak(1 bunch,Wash palak, drain water and chop )
• Besan/gram flour(2cups)
• Turmeric pdr(1/2 tsp)
• Red chili pdr(1/2 tsp)
• Ajwain(1 tsp)
• Roasted cumin pdr(1tsp)
• Green chillies crushed(1-2)
• Ginger crushed(1")
• Salt to taste
• Oil  for frying

Preparation

1. Mix  green chillies , ginger, ajwain,turmeric,red chili,cumin pdr and salt  to  chopped palak.
2. Then add gram flour to the palak  till the batter is of semi-solid consistency.
3. Dont add water, the batter should be mixed in the juice of palak itself.
4. Heat oil in a pan.Now take the batter and drop in small portions into the oil using your hand.
5. Fry till the pakodas turns to light brown color.
6. Now your Palak Pakodas are ready. Serve hot with tomato ketchup & onion slices.