Preparation time
30 minutes
Cooking time
4 hours and 15 minutes
Serves
4-8
Recipe courtesy of
Purva Gulyani, Accredited Practising Dietitian
| ½ cup yellow moong |
| 200g cottage cheese/paneer |
| 2 medium carrots |
| 2 medium zucchini |
| Handful coriander |
| 2 medium green chilies (optional) |
| ½ tsp salt |
| ½ tsp black pepper |
| ½ tsp turmeric |
| ½ tsp red chili powder |
| ½ tsp dry mango powder |
| Oil – for cooking |
- Use recipe for dhal (yellow moong). Wash and soak ½ cup of raw dhal in 4 cups of water for 3-4 hours.
- After soaking, drain water.
- In a pan, place the soaked dhal with 2 cups of water, salt, turmeric, oil, and pepper.
- Cook on low heat for 15 minutes and cover as required. Make sure to cook out all of the water and leave to cool.
- Grate paneer/crumble cottage cheese in a bowl. Grate carrots and zucchinis, making sure to strain out all excess liquids using a dry clean cloth or sieve.
- Finely chop fresh coriander leaves and green chilies.
- In a bowl, combine all ingredients and season with salt, pepper, red chili powder and dry mango powder.
- Rub a drop of oil in the palm of your hand, scoop half a cup of dhal mixture into the palm and roll into round patties. This should make 8 patties in total.
- Store patties in the fridge until firm.
- For cooking, you can shallow fry the patties until evenly cooked and brown. You could also air fry for 10-15 minutes or bake in the oven until lightly browned.
Tips: Serve with baby spinach, cucumber and tomatoes. Use this recipe to make wraps, or delicious sandwiches for lunch or afternoon snacks.
| Engery | 691kJ (165 calories) |
| Protein | 11g |
| Saturated Fat | 2g |
| Total Fat | 5g |
| Carbohydrates | 12g |
| Sugars | 8g |
| Dietary Fibre | 12g |
| Sodium | 483mg |