Kebab-e-Kela
Fasting need not be boring anymore! Spiced banana kebabs that perfectly melt in your mouth and please your soul.
Recipe Cook Time : 1 Hour
Vegetarian banana kebabs, flavored with ginger, coriander, green chili and cardamom seeds.
Ingredients:
- 250 gm raw bananas, peeled and diced
- 1 black cardamom seed (badi elaichi )
- 1/4 cup kootu ka atta
- 2 tsp white rock salt (sendha namak)
- 2 tsp coriander seeds, roasted and powdered
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 green chili, chopped
- 2 Tbsp coriander, chopped
- Desi ghee for pan-frying
- More kootu ka atta for dusting
Method
Steam the bananas, ginger and elaichi, till bananas are cooked, but bite like. Alternately cook with as little water as possible, so that there is no water left after the bananas are cooked. Leave to cool.
When cool, mash the bananas; add the rest of the ingredients and mix well to form dough like consistency.
Shape into small cylindrical rods and dust with the kootu ka atta.
Heat a thin layer of ghee and fry the kebabs over medium heat, till brown on both sides.
Enjoy!