Ingredients:

• 250 g – kaale chane
• 30 g -chana dal
• 2- Onions (chopped)
• 6 flakes – Garlic
• 1 inch – Ginger (finely chopped)
• 2 – Red Chillies (deseeded)
• 3 – Green chillies (chopped)
• 2 – Bay Leaves
• 4 – Cardamom
• A pinch of baking soda
• 1 – piece – Cinnamon
• 5 – Cloves
• 1/2 tsp – cumin powder
• 6 – bread slices
• 1 tbsp – oil
• Salt

Method:

1. Soak kaale chane for 6 hours and channa dal for 2 hours.
2. In a pressure cooker add kaale chane, channa dal, garlic, ginger, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, cumin powder, bay leaves, baking soda and salt.
3. Pressure cook for 10 minutes using minimum water.
4. Let the mixture cool down, then mash well with hands.
5. Soak the bread in water, squeeze out the water and add to the mixture.
6. Add chopped onions.
7. Mix well.
8. Shape this mixture into small balls and pat to form kebabs.
9. Shallow fry the kebabs and serve with mint chutney or sauce.

Recipe courtesy of Monika Jain