Name: Wild fig kebabs
Yield: Makes 15
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 250 g/9 oz/1½ cups dried figs, chopped; 250 g/9 oz/1½ cups split Bengal gram (channa dhal or skinless split chickpeas); 5 ml/1 tsp salt, or to taste; 1 small onion, chopped; 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground turmeric; 2.5 cm/1 in piece of fresh root ginger, chopped; 2 large garlic cloves, chopped; 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground cumin; 2.5 ml/½ tsp garam masala; 1 fresh green chilli, chopped (deseeded if preferred); 2.5 ml/½ tsp chilli powder; fresh coriander (cilantro) sprigs, to garnish; sunflower oil, for shallow-frying; juice of 1 lemon; chutney, to serve

Preparation info

Makes
15

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

In India, wild figs are used for this recipe, Goolar Kabab, but when these are not available dried ones can be used instead. Split Bengal gram and figs are ground together and combined with fresh root ginger, garlic, chillies and garam masala to produce these wonderfully fragrant kebabs.