Ingredients (use vegan versions):
- 1 can garbanzo beans
- 1/2 cup spinach (frozen or fresh)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 12mm ginger
- 1/2 cup peas (frozen )
- 1/2 cup carrots (chopped frozen )
- 1/2 cup cilantro (packed chopped)
- 1/2 cup mint (packed chopped)
- 1/4 cup onion (chopped)
- salt to taste
- Indian garam masala or curry powder (if available)
- vegan bread crumbs
- 5 Tablespoons cooking oil
Directions:
1. Wash the can of beans thoroughly.
2. Add a cup of cold water to this
washed beans and begin to boil.
3. Along with the beans add ginger and
garlic and the onions.
4. Add the salt now.
5. If you are using frozen spinach -
thaw it and squeeze out all the water.
6. Now when the beans begin to boil,
add the carrots and peas and let it
boil for another 3 mins ( If your
using fresh carrots and peas boil then
separately and add them to the beans
towards the end.
7. Now drain the
beans/carrots/peas/ginger/garlic/onion.
8. Combine the spinach and beans
mixture together.
9. IMPORTANT - DRAIN THE WATER
THOROUGHLY.
10. Now, grind them or mash them to a
coarse paste - WITHOUT ADDING WATER.
12. Add the cilantro, mint, garam
masala/curry powder to this coarse
paste.
13. Let it sit in the fridge for about
10 mins before use.
14. Now, make this paste into any
shape - patties or kebab shape .
15. Roll it in bread crumbs.
16. Shallow fry it in cooking oil.
P.S. If the paste is watery add
either wheat flour/all purpose flour
or the best would be Corn starch.
It also helps to rub your hands with oil
before beginning to roll the Kebabs.
I tried this out, I hope you all like
it and please do feel free to
correct /add / delete from this recipe.
All the best.
Serves: 5 - 6
Preparation time: 45 minutes
|
