Kacche Kele Ke Kebab Recipe (2024)

Published: Oct 17, 2022 | Modified: Oct 17, 2022 by Hina Gujral

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Kachhe Kele Ke Kebab is a vegetarian Indian snack made with raw banana (plantain) and Chana dal. This gluten-free and vegan kebab has a mouth-melting texture. Be sure to watch the video!

Did you know?

Raw Banana is an excellent source of fibre, beta-carotene, calcium, and vitamins A and C. They are excellent gluten-free, vegan, and plant-based ingredients, perfect for making delicious Indian food recipes.

From cutlets, stir-fry, kofta to kebab in Indian Cuisine, plantain is commonly used to make various dishes.

And the best part is these plantains are available throughout the year in India at a very affordable price.

The Kebab

We, as a family, love kachhe kele ke kebab to the core. Why? Because they have an exceptionally good taste and can give a tough fight in flavour and texture to any meat kebabs.

You will be surprised to know that I have not used any binding ingredient in this kebab recipe.

This vegetarian kebab’s magical taste and texture are achieved by only two ingredients – raw banana and chana dal.

Both are boiled and mashed to perfection, combined with a few basic spices and seasoning. And you have the most delicious vegetarian kebabs on the table in no time.

Amazing vegetarian kebab that doesn’ttaste like a cutlet or like it ismissing “something” when you taste it.

My Tried & True Tips

While pressure cooking bananas and lentils, neither add too much water nor cook them for too long, usually, 1 – 2 whistles over medium heat are sufficient.

Allow the boiled ingredients to sit in the metal colander for 10 – 15 minutes for all the liquid to drain.They should not be water-clogged.

The number of raw bananas to dal should always be more. If you add 1 Cup of dal, use 3 – 4 medium-sized bananas for the kebab.

Preparing the kebab mixture in advance is highly recommended, as keeping it in the fridge for some time. This helps in binding the kebab easily.

Watch KebabVideo

Serving & Storing Suggestions

The raw banana fritters are always a crowd-pleaser when served withspicy coriander chutney and juliennes of onion.

For a more robust flavor, a pinch of chaat masala and a generous squeeze of lemon juice over the kebabs can accomplisha magical effect on the palate.

This kebab mixture can be easily stored in the fridge for 1 – 2 days. Transfer the prepared mixture to a stainless steel or glass bowl. Seal the bowl with a tight-fitting lid.

More Indian Snack Recipes

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Peanut Chaat
Lobia Ki Chaat
Sabudana Vada
Masoor Dal Cutlet
Corn Paneer Cutlet
South Indian Medu Vada
Aloo Ki Fulori (Potato Fritters)

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Kachhe Kele Ke Kebab Recipe

Kachhe Kele Ke Kebab is a delicious vegetarian snack made with raw banana and Chana dal. Learn how to make banana kebab in a few simple steps.

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

▢ 3 – 4 large size raw banana/plantain (kachha kela)
▢ 1 Cup split Bengal gram dal (chana dal)
▢ 1 Cup onion, fine chopped
▢ 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
▢ 1 tablespoon grated ginger
▢ Salt to taste
▢ 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
▢ 1 teaspoon red chili powder
▢ 2 teaspoon Garam Masala (see recipe here)
▢ 1 teaspoon cumin powder
▢ 1 teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur powder)
▢ vegetable oil for shallow frying

Instructions

To prepare Kele ke Kebab, rinse and soak the chana dal 15 minutes or so in water.
While the dal is soaked cook the raw banana in a pressure cooker along with the skin for 2 – 3 whistles over medium heat. Cook them till they are firm yet they can be pierced by a knife.
Let the steam escape naturally from the pressure cooker. Open the lid and place the cooked bananas in a colander. Peel the skin and transfer the boiled bananas in a mixing bowl. Keep aside till required.
In the same pressure cooker cook the gram dal in ¾ cup of water along with salt, turmeric powdertill it is cooked.
Mash the dal nicely. If required use food processor for the purpose.
Add the paste of dal in the same mixing bowl as raw bananas.
Add chopped onion, coriander, salt and ginger to the kebab mixture along with spices.
Using a potato masher or your fingers mash the mixture to a smooth paste. At this stage you can store the kebab mixture in the fridge as well to be used later.
With moist hands scoop out the mixture, about the size of a peach, flatten it using fingers seal any cracks that may appear on the edges. Flatten them to half an inch thickness.
While you are shaping the kebabs heat oil over medium heat in a frying pan for shallow frying the kebabs.
Once the oil is heated, shallow fry the kebabs till they become crisp from outside and light brown in colour. Using kitchen tongs turn them over to cook the other (top) side the same way.
Transfer Kebabs on a kitchen towel or an oil absorbent paper.
Serve Kachhe Kele ke Kebab with chutney and onion slices.

Recipe Notes:

Make sure not to add too much water while boiling dal and banana. Add enough water just to cook them.
Do not pressure cook both the ingredients for a very long time. A firm texture in banana and dal is required to make the kebab.
If you are having trouble getting a crisp texture of the kebab, combine a tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water and dip kebabs in it before frying.

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