Lotus Stem Kebabs

Lotus Stem Kebabs


Ingredients
! kg lotus stems
I large onion
3 tbsp garlic paste\
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 tbsp turmeric
1 tbsp coriander powder
1 tbsp garam masala powder
1 tbsp red chilly powder
Besan 100 gms
salt according to taste
oil 4-5 tbsp

Preparation
wash, scrape and clean the lotus stems and pressure cook them ( 4-5 whistles on medium flame)
When they are thoroughly cooked, crush them coarsely in a mixer adding very little water at a time. It is important that the texture should be sufficiently rough and course, i.e. neither too fine nor too coarse.
Chop the onions finely.
Roast besan in a little oil till cooked but not brown in color.

Method
Heat oil in a wok. Fry chopped onions till they are dark brown in color. Add the stem mixture and keep stirring it till it begins to thicken. Add the masalas and salt and mix well. keep frying for another 5-8 minutes or until the mixture is well cooked and pretty thick.
Now thoroughly mix the besan in the stem mixture and make flat balls.
Fry these flat balls on a tawa using a little oil.

Serve with green chutney