Chana Dal Kebabs (Vegetarian Kebabs with Chickpeas)

Recipe by Cook's Hideout

Blogging Marathon# 30: Week 2/ Day 2 Theme: Get it Rolled Dish: Chana Dal Kebabs Day 2 of BM# 30 and today's dish under 'Get it Rolled' theme is Chana dal Kebabs. When you think of kebabs, you think of skewers and meat. Here's some Wiki gyan about Kebabs - 'Kebab is derived from the Arabic word 'kabab' which means to 'fry'. I especially like this story about the origin of kebabs -- Persian soldiers used their swords to cook meat on open fire and hence started the 'kebab' way of cooking meat.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Chickpeas Adzuki beans Moong beans (+  + - cooked (or just use ))
• 1 onion (- small, finely chopped)
• 2 chilies ((adjust as per taste) Green - very finely chopped)
• 2 bread (slices)
• 1 tsp Ginger garlic (+ paste)
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 1 tsp Chaat Masala
• to taste Salt
• 2 tsp lemon juice

Method

1. Take the beans in a blender and grind them to an almost fine paste. Some texture is fine. Take this mixture into a bowl.
2. In the same blender, blend the bread slices to coarse powder. Reserve about ¼cup of bread powder and add the rest of it to the bean mixture.
3. Add all the other ingredients to the bean mixture and mix well to form a slightly sticky dough. If it is too sticky then add the reserved bread powder.
4. Roll the dough around a kebab stick or skewer (alternately form into patties); cook on a preheated skillet with a touch of oil until all the sides are evenly cooked and turn golden brown.
5. Serve hot.

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