Easy, Healthyish, Recipes, Vegetarian

Rajma Tikki

I got to taste Rajma cutlets in my hostel for the first time. Because I was late, it was nearly finished but I got one and that taste lingered on. During the lockdown, I recreated this recipe and it turned out quite well!

Ingredients

  • 2-3 Cups Water
  • 1 Cup Rajma (kidney beans)
  • 1/2 Cup Potato (boiled and peeled)
  • 1/2 Cup Maida or Oats Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Corn Flour
  • 2 Tbsp Ginger & Chilli (finely chopped)
  • 1 Tbsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Chilli Powder
  • 1 Tsp Turmeric
  • 1/2 Tbsp Garam Masala
  • Salt to Taste
  • 1/2 Cup Coriander Leaves
  • 2 Tbsp Oil

Preparation

Prep: 10 minutes
Cooking: 35 minutes

  1. For pre-prep, soak rajma for 2 hours.
  2. Transfer the soaked rajma to a cooker and add salt and water. Pressure cook it for 5-6 whistles or until rajma is cooked well.
  3. Drain off the water from and let the rajma cool completely.
  4. In a bowl put cooked rajma, boiled potatoes, maida or oats powder, cornflour, ginger, chillies, coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala, salt to taste, coriander leaves and oil. Mash and mix everything well.
  5. Grease your hands with oil. Take a small ball of mixture and make tikkis.
  6. In a pan or on tawa, shallow fry them.

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Ruchita Mane

I've always lived with my Nana-Nani and my Nani makes amazing food so I barely cook. I recently graduated as a Software Engineer and before I could look for a job, the pandemic broke and we were all under lockdown. The search came to a halt and the anxiety about the future hit me hard. I had to get out of that feeling so I diverted my mind into exercising, yoga, meditation and even cooking. I started with helping my Nani by chopping vegetables, making tadkas, kneading soft doughs and in no time, I was rolling round chapatis. Cooking kept my mind in the present and made me patient and consistent. My Nani is glad that I don’t make a mess while cooking anymore, that gives her great joy. My Nanaji says that he doesn’t have to go out to a restaurant because I can cook almost everything. Now I don’t want to stop cooking. Thank you, Lockdown!