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HARE MANBHARE (Sprouted green gram cutlets)
This recipe makes for a super healthful option as it uses minimal oil.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups green gram sprouts (boiled and mashed)
- 1 cup bread crumbs (just enough to enable you to make firm cutlets)
- 1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
- ½ tsp chopped green chillies (optional)
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander/ parsley leaves
- ¼ tsp pepper powder
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 tsp chaat masala (or amchoor/dry mango powder)
- 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
- Juice of half a lemon
- Salt to taste
METHOD
- Boil the green grams till soft. Churn in a mixer and add the bread crumbs.
- Add all other ingredients. Test for seasoning (you may want to adjust it as per your palate). Mix well.
- Divide the mixture in small round balls and then flatten into cutlets (approx 1 cm thick)
- In a non-stick pan (I use a grill pan), lay the cutlets down to grill. Grill till it is browned. Repeat with the other side. (Note – there is no need to deep fry the cutlets. I prefer to dry grill them, sans any oil as that allows me to let them firm up. After they firm up, I brush them on both sides with oil and grill for a further 30 sec-1 min on either side. This helps me cut down on unnecessary fat in the food)
- Serve hot with – green mint chutney, tomato ketchup, dill mayonnaise etc
