Its always fun to cook for friends and family. I had a potluck lunch with friends today and decided to make some Chane ke Kababs or better known as Shami kebabs. Shami kebabs are small patty made with minced meat, black chickpeas and egg is used to hold it together. I being a vegetarian decided to substitute meat with potato and used corn flour so that it holds together.
Chickpeas are power food and I love them. I have shallow fried these kebabs on a griddle by using minimum oil. You can deep fry them if you want it more crunchy. The addition of spices lifts the flavours of these kebabs and I served them with some Mint chutney and Sweet tamarind chutney. These kebabs can be served as a tea-time snack or a lovely party starter. So, sharing the recipe and hope you all try and share the feedback with me.
Enjoy these kebabs with some Mint Chutney and Sweet Imli Chutney.
Tips:
1) You can replace corn flour with gram flour.
2) Do not throw away the water used to boil chickpeas. You can use it to make soup etc.
Vegetarian Shami Kebab / Chane Ke Kebab
Ingredients
- Black chickpeas – 1/2 cup
- Boiled potato – 1 mashed
- grated ginger – 1 tbsp
- Green chili – 1 finely chopped
- Dry coriander powder/Dhaniya Powder – 1/2 tsp
- Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
- Cornflour – 2 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves/Cilantro - 2 tbsp Finely chopped
- Mint leaves - 6 finely chopped
- Vegetable Oil for shallow frying – 4 tbsp
Instructions
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Soak chickpeas overnight or minimum 6 hours. Drain the water and boil chickpeas with 2 cups of water till it is nicely cooked.
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Drain the water and mash it nicely with a potato masher or you can even coarsely grind it.
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Add mashed chickpeas, mashed potatoes, ginger, green chili, chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves, coriander powder, red chili powder, corn flour, salt in a bowl and combine.
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Take a portion of this mix and shape into a ball. Then press it between your palms to give it a flat disc shape.
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Shallow-fry the kebabs on a griddle/tawa by adding little oil.
Yum
Priya,
These channe ke kabab are making me hungry, even after I have had a huge dinner:) They look awesome an dcan imagine how delicious they must taste. I also liked the gorgeous party skewers! So regal!
Thank you Sandhya 🙂
Beautiful little starter and love the ingredients in the mix. Love your chutney dips too. Wishing you a super weekend!
Thank you so much. Happy weekend 🙂
nice starter.. Looks very crispy too
Thank you Veena 🙂
I love chickpeas! These kebab sound yummy! Great photos.
Thank you!
I bet these were a hit, P! I will have to try sometime! Thanks for adding them to #MonthlyMasala!
Thank you Whitney 🙂
What a great idea! My OH is vegetarian but a lot of my favourite dishes are meaty – its nice to have a vegetarian alternative that works!
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I’ve never had these but I enjoy chickpeas so I think I would!
Thank you Amy ????
These are packed with so much flavour and I love how easy they are to make!
Yum!! I’m a vegetarian and I’ve been looking for some new recipes to break out of a recipe rut and this one is perfect!
Thank you Liz ????
These look crunchy and delicious. I can’t wait to try these.
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I love food like this, simple tasty savoury bites with a great dip or sals is my idea of food heaven!
Thank you Brian ????