Masoor Ke Kebab
Servings: 5 yield(s)
Prep Time: 520 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 535 mins
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Soaked Masoor Dal (Black Lentils)
  • 1 tsp Ginger Green Chili Paste
  • 1 qt Onions (Chopped)
  • 2 qt Garlic Cloves (Cut into halves)
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
  • 1/2 cup Mixed Pickle Masala
  • 1/2 cup Cottage Cheese (Grated)
  • 1 cup Bread Crumbs
  • 3 qt Medium Size Potatoes (Boiled)
  • 1 cup Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves
  • 2 tbsp Oil (For cooking the Dal and the Tikkis)
    • Other Ingredients Used in Preparing the Dish:
  • 1 qt Pressure Cooker
  • 1 qt Non Stick Frying Pan
  • 1 qt Mixing Bowl
Instructions
    To boil Whole Masoor Dal:
  1. In a pressure cooker, add 1 tsp of Oil. Then add Cumin Seeds, Onion, Garlic, and saute it till golden brown. Add the soaked Masoor Dal in it. Then add an adequate quantity of water, turmeric powder, and salt to it and cook it for 1 whistle.
  2. Switch off the flame and leave the cooker for pressure release after the first whistle.
  3. Open the pressure cooker after the pressure releases and put dal in the strainer to remove excess water.
    4. For the Kebab Dough:
  4. Place dal in a bowl and mix ¼ cup of finely chopped mint leaves, 1 tbsp Ginger Green Chili Paste, ¼ tbsp of garam masala, 1/4th tbsp red chili powder, 1/4th tbsp of mango powder, 1 tbsp coriander powder, 1 tbsp roasted cumin powder, 1 tbsp of salt.
  5. Take the boiled potatoes, peel, and grate them. Grate 100 gms of paneer and add both of them to the mixture.
  6. Add Breadcrumbs to the complete mixture and Knead it using your hands and prepare it exactly like a dough.
  7. Apply some oil on your palms and make them greasy to prepare the kebabs.
  8. Take some dough and make the kebabs according to your desired size.
  9. Roll the dough and Flatten it to give the shape of a kebab. Place some Mixed Pickle masala into it and again Roll them to give them the shape of Kebabs.
  10. Prepare kebabs of the whole dough in the same manner as steps 7-9 and place it on the plate.
    11. For Cooking the Main Dish:
  11. Preheat oil in the pan on low flame.
  12. Place them in the pan to fry once the oil is heated.
  13. Place the kebabs in the pan according to their capacity, and Keep the flame medium-low as the oil heats.
  14. Fry them on medium-low flame until they appear golden-brown from the bottom.
  15. Flip and deep fry them from both sides to make it crispy and prepare the other cutlets for the remaining time.
  16. Check kebabs from the bottom and flip them once they are well brown from the bottom.
  17. It will take 5 minutes to fry the kebabs from one side. Fry them again for 4-5 minutes from the other side. Keep the flame on medium.
    18. Serving of the Dish:
  18. Serve them along with green coriander chutney or tamarind chutney. You can even serve Onion Rings and Curd Dip along with it. You can also serve this with Sweet Red Chili Garlic Chutney.
Recipe Notes

1.You can Pan fry the kebabs or you can even bake them if you want.