Hara Bhara Kabab - Diwali Special Healthy Snacks

Hara Bhara kabab is a vegetarian kabab made from green peas, paneer, spinach, gram flour, bread crumbs and Indian spices. You can deep-fry or shallow fry them on a tawa. These are very popular in North Indian Snack Platters and healthy too. 

Ingredients:

• Green peas - 1 cup
• Spinach (chopped) - 1/2 cup
• Paneer (grated)  - 1/2 cup
• Gram flour / Besan - 1 tsp
• Bread crumbs - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Roasted cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
• Cashew nuts 
• Oil for shallow fry

Process:

1. To start with, make a smooth paste with peas and spinach. Transfer to a Mixing bowl.

2. Add all the ingredients and make a dough. Take small pieces and give the shape of kabab. 

3. Put a cashew nut on the top, shallow fry both the sides until crispy. Serve hot with ketchup.

P.S. The recipe video is there on my Instagram and Youtube pages. Do check it out @romisrecipe

SPINACH CUTLET

Spinach Cutlet is quite similar to hara bhara kebabs, this is basically a vegetarian kebab recipe prepared with fresh and leafy vegetables, an easy alternative for all the kebab lovers. I have used spinach which gives a green colour to this kebab recipe and also the name. You can make this in 30 minutes and a perfect snack for evening time. 

Ingredients

1. Spinach - 1 bunch leaves
2. Oil - 2 tsp (for pan frying)
3. Green chilli - 2-3 (finely chopped)
4. Coriander leaves - finely chopped 2 tsp
5. Boiled & Mashed potatoes - 2 medium size
6. Breadcrumbs - 2 tsp
7. Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp (or as per your taste)
8. Cornflour - 1 tsp
9. Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
10. Aamchur powder - 1/2 tsp
11. Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
12. Salt to taste
13. Roasted peanuts - 1 tsp (optional)
14. Garlic - 1 tsp (finely chopped) - you can skip this if you are pure vegetarian
15. Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Process

1. Firstly, blanch the spinach and put them to the blender to make a coarse paste along with green chilli. Make sure you cool down the blanched spinach before putting them to the grinder.

2. In a frying pan, add 1 tsp oil, jeera and chopped garlic and saute for a minute and add the spinach puree. Saute till the moisture disappears.

3. In a mixing bowl, add this spinach, mashed potatoes and all the other ingredients and spices and give it a good mix. Add corn flour and breadcrumbs.

4. Grease hands with oil and make small cutlet, you can give any shape of your choice. Cover the cutlets with breadcrumbs and keep aside.

5. Take a frying pan and brush it with 1 tsp oil. Keep putting the cutlets on the pan and let them cook (one side) for 3-4 minutes over low medium flame, until crispy. Repeat the same with the other side. Once all are done keep them onto kitchen towel to drain the extra oil. Serve hot with your favorite choice of ketchup or any chutney.

Note - You can also deep fry the cutlets.

Sweet Potato Kebabs

If you are vegetarian & always feel like missing on kebabs then try this one. I tried for the first time with sweet potatoes, and trust me it turned out yummilicious. A quick, easy, healthy and delicious appetizer and can be served as a starter in any party too.

Ingredients:

1. Sweet potatoes - 200 gram (4-5)
2. Salt to taste
3. Ginger finely chopped - 1 tsp
4. Green chilli - 2-3 (finely chopped)
5. Fresh coriander leaves - handful (finely chopped)
6. Mustard oil / Refined oil for frying
7. Besan - 1 tsp
8. Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
9. Chat masala / Amchur powder - 1 tsp
10. Cornflower - 1/2 tsp

Process:

1. Boil the sweet potatoes and peel them properly. In a mixing bowl, grate the sweet potatoes (do not mash them). Add salt and all other ingredients and mix well. 

2. Grease oil on your palms and take small portion from the mixture and give them the shape you want to. Let them rest for 10-15 minutes.

3. In a frying pan, add little oil (for shallow fry), start frying them in batches, till they turn brown in color. 

Serve hot with any of your favorite chutney.