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Adraki Palak Tawa Kebab - Gingery Spinach Kabab

A twist on the classic palak kebabs, these adraki palak kebabs as the name suggests are prepared with a generous amount of ginger and spinach and get their body and flavor from potato, white bread, dry mango powder and pounded coriander seeds. I usually prepare these kebabs as a evening snack and serve with some date and tamarind chutney.

Adraki Palak Kebab
Adraki Palak Tawa Kebab

Hardly any spices go into the preparation of these starters and the addition of amchur (dry mango pwd) brightens the rest of the ingredients, lifting their flavor to something tangy, while the bread gives them a sweet, rich flavor and coarsely pounded coriander seeds and garam masala powder makes them more savory. Shallow fry these low fat healthy kebabs on a tawa till golden brown and serve with tomato sauce or date chutney.

kebabs shaped out to be tawa fried

Adraki Palak Tava Kebab Recipe

Recipe Source: My recipe files

Prep & Cooking: 20-30 mts, sitting time 30 mts

Makes approx 30 kebabs

Cuisine: North Indian

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Ingredients:

2 bunches of spinach, cleaned and finely chopped

2 potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed

1 large onion finely chopped

2-3 fresh green chillis finely chopped

1 1/2 tbsps grated ginger

small bunch coriander leaves, chopped

4-5 bread slices crumbled

1 tbsp coriander seeds coarsely pounded

1 big pinch garam masala pwd

1 tsp amchur pwd (dry mango pwd) or 1-2 tbsp lemon juice

salt to taste

oil for shallow frying

1 Combine all the above ingredients (except oil) and shape into pattis. Refrigerate for 20 mts.
2 Heat a non-stick tawa and drizzle some oil and place 4-5 kebabs and shallow fry on both sides till brown.
2 Serve hot with tomato sauce or date and tamarind chutney.

Note:

Alternatively, you can charcoal grill/oven-broil the kababs by coating the grill with some oil to prevent them from sticking.

My entry to Jihva-Ginger hosted by Rosie of What’s the recipe today Jim?.

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By sailu • Feb 1st, 2007 • Category: All Recipes, Appetizers & Starters, Greens-Leafy Vegetables, North Indian Recipes, Savories, Snacks & Tiffins, Vegetarian Recipes

30 Responses »

  1. Sri on February 1st, 2007 at 11:02 am:

    Wow those kabab looks perfect. Beautiful snap,Sailu

  2. Mishmash ! on February 1st, 2007 at 11:10 am:

    Hi Sailu, Thanks for dropping by my space :) I don’t know many veggie dishes and always have a problem when I get some guests who are pure veggies . I think next time I can try out these kebabs; the recipe is quite good and I’m sure so is the taste. I loved ur pics too :)

    Have a lovely day!
    Shn

  3. prema on February 1st, 2007 at 3:17 pm:

    Its a cold and cloudy evening here sailu.. I would love to have these kebabs hot now… they are lip smacking..

  4. sia on February 1st, 2007 at 4:09 pm:

    thats a healthy version of kababs sailu… beautiful green colour.. different from usual aloo stuff… gonna try it some day..

  5. swapna on February 1st, 2007 at 4:14 pm:

    wow sailu
    kebabs are looking great..healthy too..

  6. Prreetii on February 1st, 2007 at 5:56 pm:

    Perfect as always…Thanks sailu

  7. Sandeepa on February 1st, 2007 at 10:12 pm:

    Great looking kebabs sailaja and sure would be tasty too. Next on my list and this time going to take pics :)

  8. Sangeeta on February 2nd, 2007 at 9:10 am:

    Hi Sailaja,

    Yummy looking kebabs. I am making this for the Superbowl Party on Sunday. Thanks for sharing :)

  9. Pavani on February 2nd, 2007 at 1:36 pm:

    Lovely looking kebabs and easy to make too. These are going on my “to-make” list. Thanks for the recipe and great picture.

  10. maheswari on February 2nd, 2007 at 7:06 pm:

    yippee..another starter to try out this weekend…thanks for sharing this delicious kebabs..

  11. Linda on February 2nd, 2007 at 8:19 pm:

    They look so delicious Sailu! Lovely dish and lovely presentation — thanks! :)

  12. Padmaja on February 2nd, 2007 at 9:33 pm:

    Wonderful kebabs!! Nice picture.

  13. Gangadhar on February 3rd, 2007 at 1:52 am:

    Wow,Sailu..it looks so yummy and yummy..’ll definitely try this weekend..

  14. Menu Today on February 3rd, 2007 at 3:50 am:

    Hi Sailu,
    kebabs with dash of ginger!!!!! Wonderful recipe. Will try this soon.
    Thanks

  15. Lia on February 4th, 2007 at 7:56 am:

    hi, i like the shot u was taken for ur kabab, looks good :) i will try ur recipe next time

  16. madhuli on February 5th, 2007 at 2:03 am:

    The kebabs look delicious. I tried the tomato dosa too and my little one just loved it!thanks a lot.

  17. Nupur on February 5th, 2007 at 7:10 am:

    The kebabs look awesome! I love that they are shallow-fried. This one is a must-try!

  18. seema on February 5th, 2007 at 1:56 pm:

    Wow loved the way you made these tikkis sailu. Loved the pictures as well. Very different from the way i make it.
    Thanx

  19. Latha on February 7th, 2007 at 11:25 am:

    Hi Sailu,

    The pictures look so mouthwatering! I am going to try these babies soon :-)
    Cheers
    Latha

  20. Anh on February 7th, 2007 at 6:08 pm:

    Oh this looks so yummy! I have added it into my to-do-list!

  21. Spice Lover on February 8th, 2007 at 1:00 am:

    Lovely, healthy kebabs. Interesting combination with spinach.

  22. Chandrika on February 9th, 2007 at 4:33 pm:

    Sailu,

    Lovely kebabs! I am not sure if you are aware of a blog which has copied your photos. The link is http://andhramirchy.blogspot.com. Please do have a look.

    Yes, I’m aware and its indeed shocking that inspite of repeated requests, (very kind requests I would say) the blogger has not taken the pictures/recipes off his/her blog. Very unfortunate!
    Thanks for informing me, Chandrika.

  23. Chandrika on February 9th, 2007 at 4:41 pm:

    Oh Sailu, I just had a look at the comments you had left at that blog..Sorry for repeating information..That blogger’s audacity is utterly shocking.

  24. Ellen on April 1st, 2007 at 7:37 pm:

    These look lovely. Can you tell me where I can purchase a tava (tawa?)? I’d like one that is all metal - I don’t want a non-stick one. Also, I need to eat gluten free foods. Do you know how I can find out if the dried mango powder is gluten free? Thanks so much! Love your blog - very inspirational!

    Ellen, thanks for dropping by and your kind words. I don’t live in America and am not aware of where you could find a tawa or gluten free dried mango powder. Other Indian food bloggers living in US could be of help to you.

  25. Madhavi on July 24th, 2007 at 2:48 pm:

    Hi ,

    I have been visiting your site regularly. Am married to a gult - (Myself a guju/ palghat iyer combo). The search that brought me here from google was for “Ugadi Pacchadi” recipe.

    Tried these kebabs.. made them even more healthy by brushing them with oil and put them under the grill.

    They were wonderful…thank you…will keep coming back for more.

  26. tuhina sharan on August 24th, 2007 at 10:30 am:

    mmmmmm……….. its yummy

  27. Supriya on October 12th, 2007 at 11:14 am:

    Hi Sailaja….I followed your recipe and tried making these kebabs ….simply amazing….thank you

  28. shaikhmohammed on November 30th, 2007 at 11:22 am:

    hi, this is just superb and extraodinary recipe. i would like to suggest that if u can try to add boiled chana dal also it will give u better taste.

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