When I was in Allahabad during my last trip to India, the cook at my parents place would make these vegetarian kebabs for us to snack on with drinks. Good times, I tell ya! Since I could not get the cook back with me to the US of A, I asked my parents’ cook to give me the recipe.
Now most of us don’t measure when we cook, so the cook gave me an approximation of the recipe. First time I tried it, I had to make quite a few changes to the recipe to get the right consistency to be able to stick together. I made them for the new year’s party at our house and they were a big hit. Luckily I had noted the changes, so it was perfect the next time I made them.
You could deep fry these, like I chose to for the party, or you could bake them basted with a little oil as well. Of course the deep fried version are always tastier, but the baked version is almost equally good as well.
- 2 medium sized carrots, finely chopped
- 1 cup of cabbage, shredded
- 20 beans, finely chopped
- 2 inch piece ginger, finely chopped
- 3-4 cloves, minced
- 2-3 green chillies, finely chopped
- ½ tsp aamchoor (optional- can use lemon juice instead)
- 1 potato, boiled and mashed
- ½ cup paneer (you can also use shredded cheddar cheese)
- ¼ cup fresh bread crumbs
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp roasted cumin powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- salt, to taste
- In a pan, heat 1 tbsp oil. Add the garlic and green chillies. Sauté for a few seconds.
- Add the chopped vegetables and sauté for a few minutes, till the moisture dries. Add in the mashed potato and paneer (or cheese). Let cool.
- Add bread crumbs, ground garam masala, ground coriander powder, red chilli powder, salt and finely chopped cilantro. Mix thoroughly.
- Take some oil in your hand and make rounds and deep fry them for a minute or two.
- Serve with mint chutney or tomato sauce.
the GMT posts are always so awesome and when it is a vegetarian one- i have to check it 🙂
oh i would have totally wish to bring that cook with me who makes such yummy kebabs but, thank you for asking him the recipe and then posting as well 🙂
Totally adore your dark pictures style 🙂
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Love the moody pics. I am off non veg for a few days, and your (or your cook’s) veg recipe couldn’t have come at a better time for me. Definite must try!
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I love garam marsala Tuesday. I wish every day was a Tuesday as you always have the perfect recipes to try. I love this idea and I know my boys would love this too and I can hide all kinds of veggies in there. Shhh… I won’t tell them if you don’t tell.
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Tempting as always.
Looks so tempting… Nice recipe
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WOW… these look so tempting and perfect.. Awesome photography as always! 🙂
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Love the pictures Shumi!
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I am so glad I found you and your lovely site. Delicious recipes and beautiful photography – I envy you 🙂 Will make time this weekend and try reading through all your pages.
Love this … I’m going to have to try it soon.. anything to get the kids to eat more veggie!