Daal(lentil) kebabs

These daal kebebs/cutlets are really healthy and tasty. Serve them as tiffin snacks for kids or as party starters. Made from Masoor daal(black lentil) , this is a good way of providing  healthy nutrients.....!!  
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This preparation makes about 8 to 10 kebabs
Ingredients:
1 cup masoor daal(black lentil)
3 cup water
3 large potatoes(boiled)
2 table spoon finely chopped coriander leaves
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon chaat masala
1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder(jeera powder)
1 green chili nicely chopped
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon red chili powder(lal mirch powder)
1 teaspoon coriander powder(dhania powder)
salt according to taste
ghee/oil for crisping
Method:
Wash and soak the daal for 40 minutes in 3 cup water. Pressure cook the daal and cook it for about 1/2 hour on low flame. The daal should be properly cooked.

sauting the daal to make it dry.

 Heat a teaspoon of ghee/oil in a kadahi, add chili, coriander,cumin, garam masala powder and saute this daal  till it gets dry on medium flame for 10-15 minutes.

daal after 15 minutes

In a bowl, mash/grate the potatoes. Add daal, lemon juice and green chili and mix well. Add the chaat masala and salt and mix well this too.

Potato and daal mixture

Make small rolls out of this mixture and shape them into round kebabs.

Raw kebabs

Heat a griddle and apply little ghee/oil. Place these raw kebabs and shallow fry them till they turn slight brown in colour from both sides on medium flame.

shallow frying the kebabs

Serve them with cucumber slices and onion rings.

Daal kebabs

Healthy and tasty Daal kebabs are ready...!!


Optional notes:
One can use the left over daal too. Dry the daal and prepare the kebabs as per the recipe given above.
One can make kebabs using other lentils too with the preparation remaining the same.