Kala Chana Kebab

Kala chana kebab is a healthy high protein kebab recipe, perfect for snacks, lunchbox or as a party appetizer.

Kebab or kabab is a popular Indian snack. Most of them are made with meat but this delicious chana kebab is meatless. It is made with boiled kala chana which is also known as desi chana.

These protein rich kala chana kebabs are crispy on the outside and soft from inside. Made with boiled chana, veggie, and spices these kebabs can be shallow fried or air fried.

Learn how to make kala chana kebab. This easy step by step recipe will guide you to make this delicious high protein kala chana kebab.

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How to make Kala Chana Kebab

In a pressure cooker add 1 cup soaked kala chana, 2 cup water and salt to taste.

Close the lid and pressure cook for 6-7 whistles over medium heat. Allow it to cool completely.

Drain off the water from the chana and add it to a mixer jar along with yogurt and blend it to a slightly coarse paste.

Transfer the paste in a mixing bowl and add in the boiled potato, onion, green chili, ginger garlic paste, coriander leaves, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala, crushed black pepper, chaat masala, salt to taste, besan, and mix everything well.

Take small portions and shape into tikkis.

Heat oil in a pan/tawa over medium heat.

Place prepared tikkis on tawa and cook it till turns golden brown on both sides.

Serve hot with green chutney or yogurt dip.

Tips

Do not add water while blending chana.

Adjust spice level as per your taste.

If the mixture feels wet, add more besan.

Kala Chana Kebab

Recipe by Divya PatelCourse: AppetizersCuisine: Indian

Servings

12

Kebab

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Soaking time

7

hours

Total time

40

minutes

Kala chana kebab is a healthy high protein kebab recipe, perfect for snacks, lunchbox or as a party appetizer.

Ingredients

• For cooking/boiling chana

• 1 cup Black chana/Desi chana (soaked overnight)

• 2 cup Water

• Salt to taste

• For preparing kebab

• 2 tbsp Yogurt/Curd

• 1 Boiled potato

• 1 Onion (finely chopped)

• 1 Green chili (finely chopped)

• 1 Tsp Ginger garlic paste

• ¼ cup Cilantro/Coriander leaves (finely chopped)

• ½ Tsp Red chili powder

• 1 Tsp Coriander powder

• ½ Tsp Cumin powder

• ¼ Tsp Garam masala

• 1/8 Tsp Crushed black pepper

• ¼ Tsp Chaat masala

• Salt to taste

• 2 Tbsp Besan/Gram flour

• Oil for cooking

Directions

• In a pressure cooker add 1 cup soaked kala chana, 2 cup water and salt to taste.
• Close the lid and pressure cook for 6-7 whistles over medium heat. Allow it to cool completely.
• Drain off the water from the chana and add it to a mixer jar along with yogurt and blend it to a slightly coarse paste.
• Transfer the paste in a mixing bowl and add in the boiled potato, onion, green chili, ginger garlic paste, coriander leaves, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala, crushed black pepper, chaat masala, salt to taste, besan, and mix everything well.
• Take small portions and shape into tikkis.
• Heat oil in a pan/tawa over medium heat.
• Place prepared tikkis on tawa and cook it till turns golden brown on both sides.
• Serve hot with green chutney or yogurt dip.

Tips

• Do not add water while blending chana.
• Adjust spice level as per your taste.
• If the mixture feels wet, add more besan.

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