Hara Bhara Kabab Recipe

Hara Bhara Kabab is a vibrant and nutritious vegetarian appetizer made from a blend of spinach, green peas, potatoes, and aromatic spices. These pan-fried or shallow-fried patties are rich in iron and fiber, offering a deliciously earthy flavor with a crisp exterior and soft, moist interior. Often served with mint chutney or tangy sauce, these green-hued kababs are a popular and healthy choice for parties, snacks, or even a light meal

For Kebab Ingredients

1 Bunch spinach

1/2 Cup green peas

A pinch salt

1 Tablespoon ghee

1 Tablespoon cumin seeds

1 Inch ginger (chopped)

2 Tablespoon garlic (chopped)

1-2 NOS green chilies (chopped)

1/3 Cup French beans (chopped)

1/3 Cup carrot (chopped)

1/3 Cup cauliflower (grated)

Salt to taste

1 NOS medium size potato (boiled)

50 Gram paneer

Salt to taste

Black salt

Powdered Spices

1 Tablespoon spicy red chili powder

1 Tablespoon coriander powder

1 cumin powder

1/2 Tablespoon raw mango powder

1 Tablespoon kasuri methi

1 Tablespoon garam masala

Big handful fresh coriander

1-2 Tablespoon fresh mint (chopped)

4 Tablespoon bread crumbs

1 Tablespoon corn flour

As needed cashew nuts (split)

Step:1

Set a stock pot on high heat , add ample amount of water in it and bring to a boil , add the spinach to the boiling water along with green peas and salt blanch them for 10-15 seconds then remove them using a spider and transfer into a bowl full of ice-cold water , strain them and squeeze out as much water as possible and transfer them into a chopper , now using the chopper grind the vegetable finely

Step:2

Set a pan on high flame and let it heat well , then add ghee , cumin seeds , ginger , garlic , green chilies , stir and cook on medium flame until the ginger and garlic starts browing a bit

Step:3

Further add the French beans , carrot and cauliflower , stir and cook on high flame for 4-5 minutes then add the spinach and peas paste to the pan , stir and add slat to taste , stir well again and cook until all the moisture is evaporated then transfer the cooked vegwtable into a bowl and let them cool down

Step:4

Once cooled down grate the boiled potato along with the paneer , then add salt , black salt and all the powdered spices , fresh coriander , mint and mix the mixture well using your hands

Step:5

Now to bind the mixture well add the bread crumbs in batches and the corn flour , mix well using your hands again , once the desired consistency is achieved taste for salt and adjust it accordingly

Step:6

To shape the kebab , coat your hands with a little bit oil and take a spoonful of mixture in your hands , form a roundel of the mixture then apply pressure using your other hand and press it to form a tikki , then place a split cashew on the tikki and press it gently , your tikki is ready , shape the remaining mixture in the same way

Step:7

Set a handi on high flame and heat the oil for frying the oil should be medium hot , carefully drop the tikki in the hot oil , do not stir the kebabs for 1 minute so that a covering is formed that will hold the kebab in its shape , stir them around later and fry them on medium flame for 2-3 minutes , remove them form the oil using a spider and transfer them into a sieve for excess oil to drip off

Step:8

Your hara bhara kebab are ready . Serve it hot with the dhai wali hari chutney

For Green Chutney Ingredients

1 Cup fresh coriander (packed)

1/2 Cup mint leaves

2-3 NOS green chilies

1 Inch ginger

1 Tablespoon black salt

1/2 Tablespoon Amchur powder

1/2 Tablespoon cumin powder

Salt to taste

2-3 NOS ice cubes

As needed water

1/2 Cup curd

Step:1

In a mixer grinder jar add the fresh coriander and the remaining chutney ingredients and grind it into a fine paste . Now in a separate bowl add the curd and whisk it until smooth and lump free , then add the green chutney paste to the whisked curd and mix it well again

Step:2

Your dahi waali green chutney is ready . Chili in the refrigerator until served

Hara Bhara Kabab Recipe