Rajma Tikki / Red Kidney Beans Cutlet

Rajma tikki is one easy scrumptious snack to make as long as u have some cooked beans on hand. I usually make these for after school snack for my son, specially on cold winter days.
Nothing like a protein loaded, warm tikki/cutlet dunked in ketchup or chutney.

Ingredients

1 cup cooked rajma,

2 bread slices,

1 tbsp ginger, minced,

1 tbsp garlic, minced,

1 tsp amchur powder,

1/2 tsp turmeric powder/haldi,

1 tsp garam masala,

3 tbsp chopped parsley or coriander leaves,

salt to taste.

Method.

• In a food processor add bread slices and make bread crumbs, add rajma and pulse a few more times, than add the rest of the ingredients and pulse again.
• Take out in a bowl.
• Make small balls and flatten slightly to make discs or long strips.
• Shallow fry in a hot skillet using little oil on medium heat.

Note.

Add minced green chilly for a more spicy tasting cutlet.

Masoor Thondak / Masoor Curry.

I am a pressure cooker "freak" or "fan" whatever you may call it, I make anything from pulao to biryani to dals and beans, to chicken in the pressure cooker.

My favourite is my mom's Instant Chicken , cooked in the pressure cooker of course.

I have not yet experimented with seafood in the pressure cooker till now though, may be one day I might venture in that direction too........

I make most of my beans and channa in the pressure cooker, as that is the best shortcut when you want to have food on the table quickly and you have 2 toddlers around you all the time.
This recipe falls in one of those categories where I "dump" everything in the pressure cooker and pressure cooker for a couple of whistles and voila quick gravy with beans is ready to devour with simple hot phulkas/rotis(flat bread) or rice.

Anyways here is the recipe for the Masoor Thondak.

Ingredients.

1 cup masoor washed and soaked in water for about 20 minutes.

1 tsp oil,

1 tsp cumin seeds,

pinch of hing,

2 cloves garlic, chopped fine,

2 tbsp grated ginger,

2 tomatoes, chopped,

1/2 tsp turmeric powder,

2 tsp Everyday masala,

1 green chilly, slit,

salt to taste,

1/2 tsp sugar.

chopped coriander leaves for garnish.

Method.

• Heat oil in the pressure cooker, add the hing and cumin seeds and when they splutter add the chopped onions , garlic, ginger and mix well.
• Next add the drained masoor and the turmeric, everyday masala, salt and sugar.
• Mix well till everything is coated with the masala.
• Add about 1 and 1/2 cups of water and put the pressure cooker lid on with the whistle and pressure cook on medium high heat for 2-3 whistles.
• When you open the cooker adjust the amount of gravy consistency as you desire.
• Add chopped coriander leaves for garnish.
• There you go quick masoor thondak ready to eat.

Note

Can make any kind of beans, channa, lentils in this way.

Substitute any kind of garam masala of your choice for the everyday garam masala.

Add some more green chillies or red chilly powder if you like more spicy.

Quick Rajma "Baked" Beans.

"Baked" beans is a regular fare in our family, my son and myself love it very much.

I make baked beans using different kinds of beans each time, today I decided to use Rajma.

The major differentiating factor in this recipe is that I do not "bake" my baked beans but rather pressure cook them. I guess this recipe should be called "Pressure Cooked Baked Beans". :)

This is not an original recipe, I prepare it to suit the taste buds in our family.

Ingredients

3/4 cup rajma soaked in water over night,

1/2 cup barbecue sauce,

1/2 cup molasses,
2 tbsp tomato sauce or ketchup,

1/4 onion, chopped fine,

salt to taste,

1/4 tsp white pepper,

1 tsp mustard,

2 tsp oil.

Method

• Heat the pressure cooker on medium high heat and add 2 tsp oil.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and water to cover the rajma. The water should be about 1 inch above the rajma, approximately 1 and 1/2 cups water. Mix well.
• Put the lid on with the whistle and pressure cook for 5-6 whistles.
• Once you open the cooker and if it has to much liquid then cook a few minutes uncovered till you get the desired consistency.
• There you go , pressure cooked "baked" beans ready to enjoy along with grilled chicken or fish and a salad.

Note

Make it as spicy as you like. I made my mild bcoz of my kids.

Can omit onions and mustard.

Event Participation.

This post is my first entry to JFI-Rajma hosted by Divya , an event started by Indira of Mahanandi