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Hara Bhara Kabab

Hara Bhara Kabab: Vegetarian Kabab's

Hara bhara kabab are vegetarian North Indian kabab cooked withabundant amount of leafy vegetables and vegetables such as spinach, corianderleaves, green peas, potatoes and Indian spices. These wonderfully tastingkababs are found in the Indian restaurants. They are nutritious, just as tastyand can be prepared in 3 methods; pan fry, oven bake, air fry or even grillthem on direct fire.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 10 Kabab
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 83
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 300 grams Potato (2 large or 3 medium)
  • 1/2 cup Coriander leaves or cilantro
  • 1 cup Green peas frozen or fresh
  • 1-3 no. Green chilies less spicy kind
  • 110-120 grams Spinach palak – 3½ cups
  • 3/4 inch Ginger or ½ tsp ginger powder
  • 1 tsp Oil to saute
  • 2 tbsp roasted gram flour
  • 1/4 cup Bread crumbs
  • 1/2-3/4 tsp Salt as per taste
  • 3/4 tsp Garam masala
  • 1/2 tsp Chaat masala or 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1.5 tbsp Oil for pan frying kababs/ Airfryer version does not need this

Equipment

  • 1 Pressure Cooker For Boiling Potato
  • 1 Sauce Pan For boiling Potato in case pressure cooker not available
  • 1 Skillet For Pan Frying Kabab
  • Mixing Bowl To mix all the ingredients and to prepare dough
  • 1 Mixer/ Blender To Blend the veggies into paste
  • 1 Airfryer Optional
  • 1 Oven Optional

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Rinse the plucked spinach and wash three times in water. Put them in a strainer to make sure that all the water is drained.
  2. Wash and cook potatoes in a pot or cooker till fork tender (not cooked up mushy). Cook for 3-4 whistles in pressure cooker.
  3. Peel potatoes and let it cool.
  4. Take 1 teaspoon oil in a pan and set aside. Fry ginger & green chilies for 30 seconds.
  5. Then put green peas and saute it 4-5 mins,let it cook .Cook it properly.
  6. Add spinach & saute on a medium high heat until palak gets cooked . The sauteing method however is the most excellent one with regard to the taste.
  7. Switch the stove off and cool all these. Put them in a small grinder/ blender with coriander leaves.
  8. Put them together in a smooth paste, without water.
How to make Hara Bhara Kabab
  1. Mash the potatoes, ground green peas and spinach paste in a mixing bowl .
  2. Add salt, spices ( garam masala, chaat masala), dry ingredients( roasted gram flour and bread crumbs).
  3. Combine them all to a non-sticky dough. In case the dough becomes sticky, add some bread crumbs to dry it out. (Add bread crumbs only if dough is sticky)
  4. Divide the dough into equal pieces round about 10 pieces. Form them into balls. Press them into a patties or kabab shape. Put them aside.
  5. To pan fry: Place a skillet on the heat with 1 tablespoon of oil. When the pan gets hot, put the hara bhara kababs in the pan and pan fry them until they turn golden and crisp.
  6. To grill them in oven: Preheat the oven at 200 C for 15 mins and put the patties on greased tray. Coat the kababs with oil and fry them on both sides in 10 mins. Dial up or down the timings.
  7. To air fry: Oil them and put them in the basket. Air fry on each side at 180 C / 10 mins. Check after 10 mins and flip to the other side and air fry another 10 mins. Change the timings accordingly. In case your air fryer requires preheating, preheat it prior to air frying them.
  8. Serve hara bhara kabab with yogurt cilantro chutney, ketchup or green chutney.

Notes

  • You may do without bread crumbs and roasted gram flour altogether and employ powdered poha only.
  • You may also use roasted besan or sattu alternately.
  • Otherwise, use only bread crumbs in case you do not want to use roasted gram flour and poha.
  • In the recipe, potato may be substituted by sweet potatoes or raw banana.