Rajma Tikki

Rajma Tikki is a hearty, delicious, satisfying and super healthy snack made from good old kidney beans. It is such a healthy option for your breakfast or evening snacks. You can even use them as a patty for your wraps, burgers and sandwiches. Honestly, they are so flavourful and easy to make that once you make it, it will become a regular part of your meals…..  “Ek baar khaoge toh khaate reh jaoge, no one can just eat one” 😜

This recipe serves 2. Makes around 8 medium sized tikkis.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked rajma
• 3 tablespoons onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons capsicum, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons carrot, grated
• 2 tablespoons beetroot, grated
• 2 tablespoons of green coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 1-2 green chillies, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons besan (chickpea flour)
• ½  tsp roasted cumin powder (jeera powder)
• ¼ tsp black pepper powder
• ¼ tsp red chilli powder (optional)
• 1 pinch of turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• Oil for shallow frying

Preparation

1. Put the cooked rajmas in a blender. Pulse to a coarse mixture. You can even mash them with a fork.
2. Put the rajma mixture into a bowl.
3. Add onions, capsicum, carrot, beetroot,  green coriander leaves, green chillies, besan, cumin powder, black pepper powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt.
4. Mix until well combined.
5. With oiled hands, shape the mixture into round tikkis. 
6. Now heat a pan. Drizzle oil so that it covers the bottom of the pan.
7. Place the tikkis on the pan and cook on low heat.
8. When the bottom turns golden brown. Flip and cook till the other side also turns golden brown.
9. Your rajma tikkis are ready. Serve them hot with coriander chutney.
10. Enjoy!!!

Tips

• You can add any veggies according to your personal preference. Feel free to play with the ingredients.
• You can make the mixture ahead of time and store it in an air-tight container in the refrigerator 8 for upto 2 days. 
• Or else, you can make tikkis and put it in an air-tight container and warm it while having it. It stays good upto 3 days in the refrigerator.