Hara Bhara literally translated means Green & Stuffed. This yummy vegetarian kebab is made with spinach & stuffed with nuts, made into patties and shallow fried.

Hara Bhara kebab is a soft kebab made of spinach with an optional addition of other greens such as mint, mustard leaves, methi, radish leaves etc. #KKitchen #HaraBharaKebab

Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 15mins
Yields: 2 Servings

Ingredients

  • Spinach leaves - 1bunch (large)/400gms
  • Mint leaves - 3/4 cup
  • Chilled iced water - 1 large bowl
  • Ghee - 1 ½tbsp + little for frying
  • Garlic chopped - 2 tsp
  • Gram flour(besan) - 1 tbsp
  • Coriander powder - ½tbsp
  • Cumin - 1 tsp
  • Green chilly chopped - 1no
  • Potato boiled & mashed - 1no (small)
  • Fenugreek leaves Powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt - to taste
  • Dried apricot (chopped) - 2tbsp
  • Almond, cashew nut & pista chopped - handful

Method

  1. Wash spinach leaves in running water to remove all dirt. In a deep pan boil water and add the spinach leaves. Stir for 2 minutes. Remove the leaves and dunk them in iced water till completely cool.
  2. Squeeze the leaves and add it to a grinder along with mint leaves. Use no water to grind it to a paste. Heat a separate pan and add ghee. Sprinkle cumin, chopped garlic & green chilli chopped. Brown the garlic. Add spinach & mint puree and cook it on low heat for 3-4 mins.
  3. Remove and cool completely. In a fresh pan add besan and dry roast till it is lightly brown. Remove and add it to the ground spinach along with boiled & mashed potato, coriander powder, Fenugreek leaves powder, chopped dried apricots and salt. Mix it properly.
  4. Take a small portion and roll it round between your hands. Stuff it with chopped nuts. Roll again and shape into a round patty. Roll the patty on all sides in bread crumbs. Heat a pan, drizzle ghee and cook on both sides till brown & crisp. Remove and serve hot.