Chick Pea Tikkis (Protein and Calcium Rich recipe for Pregnancy) Video by Tarla Dalal

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A traditional Indian snack made nutritious with the addition of protein and calcium-rich ingredients-chick peas and mint, which helps in the development of healthy teeth and bones of your baby.

Recipe Description for Chick Pea Tikkis

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Makes 16 tikkis
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Ingredients

For Chick Pea Tikkis
2 1/2 cups soaked and boiled kabuli chana (white chick peas)
1/2 cup chopped mint leaves (phudina)
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/4 cup finely chopped capsicum
1 cup grated carrot
1/2 cup grated cabbage
1/2 tsp grated garlic (lehsun)
1/2 tsp roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder
salt to taste

Other Ingredients For Chick Pea Tikkis
3 1/4 tsp oil for greasing and cooking

For Serving With Chick Pea Tikkis
green chutney

Method

For chick pea tikkis

To make {span class="bold1"}chick pea tikkis{/span}, combine the kabuli chana, mint leaves and green chillies in a mixer and blend to a coarse mixture without using water.
Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Divide the mixture into 16 equal portions and shape each portion into a 50 mm. (2") diameter round flat tikki.
Heat and grease a non-stick tava (griddle) using ¼ tsp of oil.
Cook each tikki, using ¼ tsp of oil, till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.
Serve the {span class="bold1"}chick pea tikkis{/span} immediately with green chutney.

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