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SNACKS






                                                                                                                                               Dhebra                                        Kebabs




                                                                                                                                     AN IDEAL SNACK OR BREAKFAST DISH                 A GREAT FAVORITE, THESE TASTE
                                                                                                                                                                                      JUST DIVINE WHEN BARBECUED
                                                                                                                                    Preparation time:      ½ cup corn starch
                                                                                                                                    Soak overnight        (optional)
                                                                                                                                    Cooking time: 40 minutes      ½ cup tamarind    Preparation time:    1-2 slices of bread
                                                                                                                                    Serves 6-8            sauce (optional)          10 minutes         soaked in water, until
                                                                                                                                                           1 tsp fresh crushed      Cooking time:      soft, then mashed
                                                                                                                                    You will need:        garlic                    20 minutes         (this helps to bind
                                                                                                                                                                                                       the meat)
                                                                                                                                                           1 tsp fresh crushed
                                                                                                                                                                                    Serves 6-8
                                 Corn chevdo                                                                                        or corn flour         ginger                    You will need:     or minced beef
                                                                                                                                                                                                         1 tbsp salt
                                                                                                                                                          green chillies
                                                                                                                                     1½ cups maize
                                                                                                                                                                                                         500g minced lamb
                                                                                                                                                           1 tsp fresh crushed
                                                                                                                                     1 cup cake flour
                                                                                                                                     ½ cup yoghurt
                                                                                                                                                           1 cup fresh fenugreek
                                                                                                                                                                                      1 tbsp fresh
                                                                                                                                     1 tsp carom seeds    leaves (methi) cleaned    crushed garlic       1 onion diced
                                                                                                                                                                                                         1 bunch spring
                       CORN IS A HEALTHY GRAIN THAT IS ALSO RICH IN VITAMIN C AND IS ONE                                             1 tsp sesame seeds   and chopped                 1 tbsp fresh     onions diced
                                    OF THE BEST SOURCES OF DIETARY FIBRE, TOO                                                        1 tsp salt            Warm water               crushed ginger       Freshly chopped
                                                                                                                                     1 tsp oil             Cooking oil to fry         1 tbsp fresh     coriander
                                                                                                                                                                                    crushed green chillies   1 tbsp oil
                        Preparation time: 15 minutes        or 400g can creamed sweetcorn
                        Cooking time: 15 minutes              Salt to taste
                        Serves 4                              A pinch of turmeric                                                                  Method
                                                              1 tsp fresh crushed green chillies                                    1 Sieve the maize flour and add the cake flour.              Method
                        You will need:                        1 tsp fresh crushed garlic                                            2 Add yoghurt, carom and sesame seeds, salt, oil   1 Add the garlic, ginger, chillies, mashed bread
                                                              ½ cup milk
                                                                                                                                                                                    mixture and salt to the minced meat. Mix well.
                          4-5 tbsp of oil (2-3 tbsp for the can)   Freshly chopped coriander to garnish                             and the tamarind sauce.
                          ½ tsp mustard seeds                 Sev to serve                                                                                                          2 Take a pinch of the mixture and microwave
                          6 fresh white corn grated           1 lemon sliced into 4 to serve                                        3 Mix in the spices and fenugreek leaves. Add a   for a few seconds. Taste for salt and adjust.
                                                                                                                                    small amount of warm water at a time  to bind it
                                                                                                                                    to a soft dough. Leave overnight.               3 When ready to cook, add the onions, spring
                                                      Method                                                                        4 Using greaseproof paper, pinch about 1 tsp of   onions and the coriander and mix well. Make
                                                                                                                                                                                    small balls out of this mixture.
                    1 Heat the oil and add mustard seeds. When the seeds start to pop add the grated corn or the                    dough and pat it with your fingers into a small circle.
                    canned sweetcorn.                                                                                               To make them less oily dip the small circle into   4 In a shallow pot or frying pan, heat the oil
                                                                                                                                    corn starch before frying (optional).           and add these balls. Cover the pan and cook
                    2 Add the salt, turmeric, chillies, garlic and mix well.                                                                                                        over a medium heat. Shake the pan to stir the
                                                                                                                                    5 To check if the oil is hot enough, drop a small   balls. When the water dries out, the kebabs
                    3 Cook on a medium heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring frequently.                                                 amount of dough into the oil and if it sizzles and   should be ready to serve.
                                                                                                                                    floats to the surface immediately, then the oil is
                    4 Add the milk, then turn down the heat and simmer for 2-3 minutes.                                             at the correct temperature for frying. Take the   5 Serve with tamarind chutney a green salad
                                                                                                                                    patted dough and gently slide it from the side of   and some naan.
                    5 Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot with sev and lemon.                                              the pan into the hot oil. After a few seconds press
                                                                                                                                    it gently using a slotted ladle and flick hot oil onto   For sheekh kebabs, use the above recipe for the
                                                                                                                                    it. This puffs it up. Turn it over to the other side   mixture, but instead of cooking it in a pan,
                                                                                                                                    until golden brown. Remove and drain on a paper   cook over a charcoal fire on a skewer. The same
                                                                                                                                    towel. Repeat with remaining dough. Serve hot.  mixture can be used to make spicy burgers.



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