- Soak the bengal gram overnight.peel and dice 3 onions.peel the garlic.
- Tie the Ingredients (cloves,bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, black cardamoms,greem cardamoms, nutmeg Powder, cumin seeds,dried red chillies and black peppercorns) for the spice mix in a piece of muslin cloth or place in an infuser.
- Put the soaked gram in a pressure cooker with water reaching an inch above gram.add the chopped ginger,onions,garlic,Pinch of salt,and the spice bag and pressure cook for 15 minutes or till done.
- Remove the spices and grind them with a little of the cooking water to a fine paste.grind the boiled gram using a little of the remaining water.
- Add the ground spice paste, chopped coriander lemon juice, chilli powder and garam masala to the paste.mix well and adjust seasoning.
- Shape the gram mixture into 16-18 small patties on your palm.place a little cheese in the center and bring the edges of the patty together to enclose the stuffing.
- Heat the oil in a girdle.put the patties on the girdle.cook over a medium heat till nicely crisp on side.Flip the patties over and cook the other side as well.
- Garnish it with a ring onion and some coriander leaves. Serve with a green chutney.