DABELI

Preparation time: 10 minute

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Serves: 15
Ingredients:

For The Dabeli Masala
1 dry kashmiri red chilli
1 tsp coriander seeds
1/2" stick cinnamon (dalchini)
2 cloves (laung / lavang)
1/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

For The Filling
1 cup boiled and mashed potatoes
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
2 tsp dabeli masala
2 tbsp tamarind chuttney

2 tsp garlic chuttney  ( blend 8-10 garlic cloves with 2 dry red chilies,1 tsp lemon juice and salt to taste in a mixer)
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste

Other Ingredients:
15 burger buns
butter or for cooking
1 onion , chopped
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
1/2 cup chopped coriander (dhania)
1/2 cup sev
1/2 cup fresh pomegranate (anar)
6 tbsp tamarind chutney

Method :

1. Roast all the ingredients listed under dabeli masala in a pan for 2 to 3 minutes.
2. Grind to a fine powder in a blender.
3. Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds. When they crackle, add the asafoetida, dabeli masala, potato and salt and mix well.
4. Remove from the fire, add the 2 tablespoons of tamarind chutney and mix well. Keep aside.
5. Slice the burger buns into halves horizontally and cook the buns in a pan using a little butter.
6. Place a portion of the filling on the lower half of each bun.
7. Top with the chopped onion, peanuts, coriander, sev, pomegranate , garlic chuttney and tamarind chutney.
8. Sandwich it with the top halves of the burger buns and serve.

Contributed by:

Era Juneja