Oven Baked Sago Kebabs

Ingredients

½ cup soaked sago (sabudana)

1 big boiled potato

1/3 cup tightly packed chopped cilantro

1/3 cup crushed peanuts

½ tsp dry mango powder (amchoor)

½ tsp red chili powder

1-2 green chilies / serrano pepper, as per taste

½ tsp ginger paste or grated ginger

Salt to taste

Cooking oil spray

Directions

1. Preheat the oven at 350 degree F.

2. In a big bowl mash potatoes. Mix in all ingredients together till well blended.

3. Make small lemon size balls of the mixture and shape them into round kebabs. You’ll get approximately 16 kebabs.

4. Spread an aluminum foil on a baking tray. Spray some oil generously on the foil. Place the sago kebabs on the foil. Spray some oil on the top, covering the sides of the kebab as well.

5. Put the tray in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the kebabs look slightly toasted. They should have a light brown color. Then broil for 6-8 minutes tops, keep checking in every 2-3 minutes; you don’t want to burn them. Broiling makes the kebabs crisp from the outside, just the way they would be had you deep-fried them. So you don't compromise on the taste or texture but you totally avoid all that oil ! :D

6. Pull out the tray and flip the kebabs. Be careful and don’t burn your hand. Since the kebabs have already been cooked, you only have to broil this side for 6-8 minutes.

7. Serve them hot with cilantro chutney, ketchup or any dip of your choice.

Tips

  - soak ½ cup sabudana in ½ cup of water overnight for best results.

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