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Hare chane ke kabab (green lentil patties)

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb Green lentils; picked over
• 1 tb Salt
• 2 ts Coriander seeds ground
• 1 ts Cumin seeds ground
• 2 oz Green chiles; jalapeno is OK
• 2 oz Onions
• 1 oz Garlic
• 1/4 lb Tofu
• 2 tb Ghee
• 2 tb Chickpea flour
• 1 ts Sugar
• 1/2 ts Garam masala

Instructions:

Ghee for frying Chop the chiles (use the seeds as well) onions and garlic. Boil the lentils with salt coriander cumin chiles onion and garlic in two cups of water. When cooked drain completely. Add the tofu and grind finely. Add the remaining ingredients mix and knead well. Form 12 patties using wet hands. Fry in a very little ghee on low heat until golden brown. Cooking Delights of the Maharajas (Exotic Dishes from the Princely House of Sailana) by Digvijaya Singh. Bombay India 1982. Typed with slight modifications and unit conversions by Gabi Shahar September 1997.

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