Chana Dal and Cabbage Tikki (Diabetic Snack) by Tarla Dalal

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

. Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Makes 6 tikkis.

1 cup soaked and drained chana dal (split Bengal gram)

½ cup finely chopped cabbage

1 tbsp roughly chopped green chillies

2 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves (phudina)

A pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)

1½ tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder

2 tbsp low-fat curds (dahi)

Salt to taste

¼ cup besan (Bengal gram flour)

1¾ tsp oil for cooking

For serving

Green chutney

1. Combine the chana dal, green chillies and 2 tbsp of water in a mixer and blend to a coarse paste.

2. Transfer the paste into a deep bowl, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.

3. Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions and keep aside.

4. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it using ¼ tsp of oil.

5. Shape a portion of the mixture into a 63 mm (2½ ") flat round tikki and immediately cook it on the tava (griddle) on a slow flame, using ¼ tsp oil, till it turns golden brown in colour from both the sides .

6. Repeat the step 5 to make 5 more tikkis. Serve immediately with green chutney. Handy tip: Make the mixture for the tikkis just before cooking them and shape them one by one and directly cook them on a tava (griddle) and also do not shape the tikkis in advance.

Nutritive value per tikki Energy : 79 calories Protein : 3.9 gm Carbohydrates : 10.7 gm Fat : 2.4 gm Iron: 1.2 mg Fibre: 2.9 gm