Hara Bhara Kebab (Vegetarian Kebab Recipe) Video by Tarla Dalal

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Hara Bhara Kebab (Vegetarian Kebab Recipe) Video. A tried and tested recipe for one of the most popular vegetarian kebabs in the world!

Recipe Description for Hara Bhara Kabab, Veg Hara Bhara Kebab

Soaking time: 1 hour
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Makes 12 kababs
Show me for kababs

Ingredients

For Hara Bhara Kabab
1/4 cup chana dal (split bengal gram)
2 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies
1 cup chopped and blanched spinach (palak)
1/2 cup boiled green peas
1/2 cup grated paneer (cottage cheese)
1 tsp chaat masala
1/4 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
1/4 cup plain flour (maida) dissolved with 4 tbsp water
1/2 cup bread crumbs for rolling
oil for deep-frying

For Serving With Hara Bhara Kabab
tomato ketchup
green chutney

Method

For hara bhara kabab

To make {span class="bold1"}hara bhara kabab{/span}, clean, wash and soak the chana dal for 1 hour and drain.
In a pressure cooker add the chana dal, garlic, ginger, green chilies and ½ cup of water, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Drain.
Add the chana dal, green peas, spinach and blend in a blender till smooth using ½ tbsp water if needed.
Transfer into a bowl and add the paneer, salt, garam masala, chaat masala and 1/3 cup bread crumbs, mix well.
Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions and shape each portion into a 50 mm. (2”) flat kababs.
Dip each {span class="bold1"}hara bhara kabab{/span} into the prepared flour- water paste and roll in the remaining bread crumbs.
Heat the oil in a non-stick kadhai and deep-fry the {span class="bold1"}hara bhara kababs{/span} till they are golden brown in colour from both the sides.
Serve the {span class="bold1"}hara bhara kabab{/span} hot with tomato ketchup and green chutney.

Handy tip:

You can also cook the {span class="bold1"}hara bhara kababs{/span} on a greased tava (griddle) by following the same procedure till step 6 and cook until golden brown in colour from both the sides.