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Badam Ki Shammi

Ingredients
Serves: 4
  • Almonds whole– 1/3 cup
  • Soya bean granules – 1/2 cup
  • Channa dal – 1/4 cup
  • Onion dices – 1/2 cup
  • Ginger chopped – 2tbsp
  • Garlic chopped — 1 and 1/2tbsp
  • Dried red chilly — 1 no
  • Green chilly slit – 1 no
  • Shahijeera — 2 tsp
  • Saunf – 2tsp
  • Cinnamon (1/2 inch Long) — 1no
  • Black cardamom — 1 no
  • Salt — 1tsp
  • Turmeric — 1 tsp
  • Water — 500ml
  • Oil — 2 tbsp
  • Almonds halved – 20 no
Preparation
  1. Wash and soak the channa dal and soya granules separately for 15 mins. Wash and soak the almonds. Drain the water completely out of all three. Now mix all the ingredients with channa dal, almonds, soya granules and put on medium heat. Remove scum as and when it surfaces.
  2. Boil till the dal is cooked and the water has almost evaporated. Remove and allow to cool a bit.Now in a kitchen mixer/mincer, mince this thoroughly into a paste. Remove and allow to cool & check for seasoning. Place a small portion of the mixture in your hand and make a round patty. Place a half of almond in the center and press gently.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the patties on both sides till crisp and brown. Serve hot.
Nutritional Info
Per Serving
NAME AMOUNT
Calories 1219
Total fat 81.856 g
Monounsaturated 50.697 g
Carbohydrates -94.663 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Calcium 590 mg
Potassium 2438 mg
Protein 53.511 g
Saturated 7.0322 g
Polyunsaturated 19.531 g
Fiber 38.32 g
Sodium 2371 mg
Magnesium 469 mg
Vitamin E 34.21 mg
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