Time for the Gourmet Seven and for this month we have decided to go Indian with kebabs. This is my first experience with kebabs and I went with the simplest one using mashed vegetables. Kebabs are very versatile and you could add cooked and mashed garbanzo or any vegetable of choice. It was really fun to make it and I was nervous at the beginning wondering how the kebab would hold up against the skewers and so on. But, all turned out well andwe loved it. Off to the recipe.
Vegetable Kebabs
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By Published: July 2, 2012
- Yield: 5 Servings
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 60 mins
- Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
Oven baked healthy snack made using mashed vegetables.
Ingredients
- 3 potatoes
- 1 cup green peas (I used frozen)
- 2 carrots (grated - about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
- 1 cup spinach (chopped)
- salt (to taste)
- chilly powder (to taste)
- 2 tsp chaat masala
Instructions
- Cook potatoes and peas and mash coarsely. Soak skewers in water for 30 minutes.
- Add carrots, onion, spinach, salt, chilly powder and chaat masala to the potato mix. Combine well.
- Form small balls of the mix. Take each ball and press against the skewer forming a log. Repeat for other balls.
- Place the kebabs in a greased sheet and spray them with oil. Bake in a preheated 425F oven for 25 - 30 minutes turning once in the middle. The kebabs are done when the tops are browned.
My Notes
1. Keep the kebabs thin. Thick ones will not cook well in the middle.
Pictorial
Soak the skewers in water for 30 minutes. Cook potatoes and peas. I used a pressure cooker.
Out of the cooker.
Coarsely mash the potatoes and peas and keep aside.
To the potato mix, add onions and carrots.
Add spinach.
Mix it all together.
Add chilly powder, salt and chaat masala.
Mix it all together.
Make small balls of the mix and keep aside.
Forming the kebab. Take a ball.
Press the skewer over it and start spreading the mix by pressing it.
You should end up with something like this.
Arrange the kebabs over a greased plate. Spray the kebabs with oil. Bake in a 425F oven for 25 – 30 minutes turning once in the middle.
Out of the oven. The kebabs are done when the tops are browned.
Healthy and tasty kebabs.
Enjoy!
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Hi there! Never visited your site before, but love the looks of this recipe. Question for you: I’m not very familiar with cooking with Indian spices. I do have garam masala in the pantry…would that work in place of this masala? Thanks!
Chaat masala has a tangy taste that garam masala does not. In this case, a few drops of lemon juice should work instead.
Looks very tempting…perfect starter to go!
They look so good Vardhini and loved the step by step presentation. Lovely clicks
Very nicely done…they look tempting.
Kebabs looks fantastic.., beautiful clicks too dear
Fantastic and yummy vegetable kababs.
Love it, looks simple to prepare yet delicious.
truly looking professional . Yummy snack there
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doesnt look like you be made them for the first time… looks like those restaurant ones damn cute
Very Delicious kabab with simple ingredients…loved this version! looks too yummy!!
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Delicious kababs..
I really loved this simple kebab… am going to try this…