Malai Kabab

Food

Ingredients

6 raw bananas
¾ tsp. red pepper
¾ tsp. garam masala
1½ slices bread
Little milk to soak the bread
50 gms finely cut onions
25 gms finely cut ginger
2 finely cut green chillies
1½  tsp. ground coriander seeds
1½  tsp. salt
50 gms or 10 tsps. curd
1 desp. finely cut coriander leaves
Ghee (clarified butter)for shallow frying.
120 gms sour cream or 30 gms curd + 80 gms regular cream

Ingredients for sprinkling

¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. red pepper
¼ tsp. garam masala
1 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves.

Method

Boil the raw bananas with skin in salted boiling water, till they are soft or pressure cook for 10 mts. Remove the skin and mash the bananas finely. Soak the slices of bread in milk and chop the onions, ginger, green chillies and coriander leaves very fine. Mix these with the mashed bananas. Then add soaked bread, salt, red pepper, garam masala, ground coriander and the curd.

Knead the mixture for 5 minutes. Divide the mixture between 12 to 16 equal parts. Shape them into flat round cakes. Fry them in lightly heated oil, till they turn brown. Place in baking dish, pour sour cream over them and sprinkle salt, red pepper, coriander leaves and garam masala. Bake in a moderately hot oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit temperature, till a crust is formed on the top.

Serve with salad or with hot baked vegetables.

Shobha Mathur Pandian