Delicious Shikampuri kababs with a soft melt in the mouth center…now in their vegetarian version too! A must try for all!
Method:
Soak kale chane for 5-6 hours or overnight.
Pressure cook with salt till soft in minimal water and drain any excess water left.
Grind in chopper to a smooth paste.
Mix ground kale chane with equal quantity of boiled mashed potato and some minced ginger, garlic & green chillies.
Add red chilli pwdr, coriander pwdr, amchur, garam masala and kali mirch and mix to combine.
Also add a generous measure of dry mint and a squeeze of lemon juice to the kabab mix.
Mix some hung yoghurt/reduced fat sour cream with spicy green chutney to make a spicy filling. Adjust salt as needed.
Now take a portion of the mix, form into an open cup. Spoon a heaped tsp of the thick spicy herb yoghurt into the cup.
Carefully seal from all sides.
And pat lightly with besan and seal any cracks.
Shallow fry on a hot pan till golden.
Serve with nimbu pyaz and some warm soft rotis!
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Hey Ruchi, love your recipes! Need your help/suggestion. I have some jain guests coming over who do not eat potatoes. Do you think adding paneer instead of potatoes would taste good? Please let me know. Thanks!
I would suggest using boiled mashed raw banana as a substitute for potato in this recipe.
Thanks! Will try.
Ruchi
Where can we get the dry mint.
It’s available in the Indian supermarket.
Can I use sweet potatoes instead of potatoes?
I don’t think its a good idea.
I tried this yesterday.. It tasted great but kept disintegrating when I put it on the pan to shallow fry. Should I use less potato?
Potato helps in better binding – do not reduce it. Next time, try chilling the raw kababs before shallow frying. This will help them keep their shape.
Can the tikis be made before and fried later
Absolutely.