Sometimes I will get a party mood and will need something crispy.. During my weight loss diet, I started finding out various tasty low fat snacks.. This Beetroot and Chickpeas Kebab is one among them.. This is made using soaked chickpea and the skin of chick pea makes this more crispy and tasty.. It can also be fried in oil to make Vada.. In days your are on a weight loss diet, it is better to make these as kebabs.. Two or Three small patties will make you filled.. This one is rich in protein and if you are a protein freak, you must try it one day.. This is a high protein snack..
Ingredients:
Chickpeas – ½ cup
Channa Dhal – 2 Tablespoons
Grated Beetroot – 1 cup
Ginger – 1 inch stick
Garlic – 2 large cloves
Saunf – 1 Teaspoon
Garam Masala – 1 Teaspoon
Chopped Coriander Leaves – ½ cup
Oil – 2 Tablespoons
Salt – as per taste
Method:
Soak Chickpeas and Chana dal for 4 hours..
Take ginger, garlic and saunf in a blender and grind it..
Add soaked Chickpeas and Chana dal to the blender and pulse it in whipper.. Better don’t add water..
Transfer the ground mixture to a wide vessel..
Squeeze the juice from grated beetroot and add it to the ground mixture..
Add grated beetroot, garam masala, salt and chopped coriander leaves..
Mix together and make round balls out of it.. Make patties out of it..
Heat a pan, add very little Oil and place the patties on it..
Once it get cooked in one side, it will show up through a color change in the top.. Flip it to the other side and let it get cooked..
By this time, the patties would have turned crispy.. You can serve it hot with sauce or chutneys..
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