
Hara Bhara Kebab is a very popular Indian evening snack. Its made out of all green ingredients like green peas, spinach, green chilli along with potato and besan as binding agents. A shallow fried cutlets with richness of spinach, a way to make kids eat spinach and greeen peas! Sometimes we something crunchy and yummy along with evening tea / coffee. Hara Bhara Kebab would be a perfect tea-time snack!
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| Hara Bhara Kebab Recipe | Tea Time Indian Snacks |
Preparation and Yield:
| Preparation time | 10 mins |
| Cooking Time | 40 mins |
| Yield | 10-12 |
| Recipe Category | Main |
| Recipe Cuisine | Indian |
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| Hara Bhara Kebab Recipe | Tea Time Indian Snacks |
Ingredients:
| Spinach Leaves | 2 Cups* |
| Besan / Gram Flour | ¼ Cup |
| Boiled & Peeled Potatoes | 2 |
| Green Peas | ¼ Cup |
| Ginger-Green Chilli Paste | 1 Tablespoon |
| Chaat Masala Powder(Optional) | ¼ teaspoon |
| Garam Masala | 1 teaspoon |
| Pepper Powder | 1 teaspoon |
| Salt | To taste |
| Oil | ¼ Cup |
* 1 Cup = 250ml
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| Hara Bhara Kebab Recipe | Tea Time Indian Snacks |
Method:
- First, dry roast the besan till you get a nice aroma and then set that aside
- Bring 2 cups of water to boil. Add spinach leaves along with ½ teaspoon salt and switch off the flame. Let the spinach sit in hot water for 3-5 minutes.
- Drain the water and add leaves to bowl having ice cubes. This will stop the cooking process. Set this aside
- Take a mixing bowl. Mash the spinach and add it to mixing bowl. Grate potatoes and add it to mixing bowl
- To this now add chaat powder, ginger-greenchilli paste, garam masala, pepper powder, salt, besan, green peas and mix everything thoroughly. You can use a potato masher to mash everything nicely. Coriander leaves add a nice flavor to the dish, I was running out of stock of leaves thats the reason i did not add. You can add ½ Cup of coriander leaves also
- Make lemon size balls, press and shape it to patti. Heat oil in a pan for shallow frying the kebab patties
- Add 3-4 patties in a pan and fry it till they are golden brown and crispy outside and soft inside. Cook the patties in medium flame to make sure the inner portion is also cooked
- Serve the delicious Hara Bhara Kebab with mint chutney or ketchup and enjoy your snack!
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| Hara Bhara Kebab Recipe | Tea Time Indian Snacks |







