Dahi Ke Kebab | Yogurt Balls
Dahi Ke Kebab, also known as Yogurt Balls, are a popular North Indian appetizer made with thickened yogurt mixed with spices, herbs, and breadcrumbs, then shallow-fried or pan-fried until golden and crisp. They are soft inside, crunchy outside, and served with mint chutney or dips.
Prep Time 6 hours hrs 35 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 6 hours hrs 50 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Snack, Starters
Cuisine Indian, Indian Street Food, Mughlai, North Indian
- Hung curd – 1½ cups
- Black salt – a generous pinch
- Ginger chopped – ½ tbsp
- Coriander stems chopped – 2 tbsp
- Roasted cumin powder – 2 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Onion chopped – 2 tbsp
- Green chilly chopped – 1 no
- Fried onion – 3 tbsp
- Grated Paneer – ⅓ cup
- Breadcrumbs – 2 cups
- Oil – for frying
Mix all the ingredients except for breadcrumbs & oil. Make sure the curd is very very thick. Lightly oil your hands and make small balls of the curd. Dunk them in breadcrumbs.
Refrigerate the kebabs for 15mins. In the meant time heat oil, remove the kebab from the fridge and directly add it to the hot oil to get a golden fried colour. Remove and serve them hot
Keyword Dahi Ke Kebab | Yogurt Balls