Rajma Kabab

by tiwari_anuja

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Enjoy the melt in mouth Rajma Kebab as starter or cocktail snacks with mint chutney. The kababs are made from boiled and mashed beans or rajmah and a selection of herbs and seasonings.

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Preparation Time: nil Cooking Time: nil Total Time: 0 mins 16
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Ingredients

2 cups rajma (kidney beans)
3 green chillies
1 " piece of ginger (adrak)
a few mint sprigs
1 onion
4 tbsp grated mava (khoya)
1 tbsp lemon juice
salt to taste
1/2 tsp kewra water
ghee to shallow fry

Roast and grind
1 tsp caraway seeds (shahjeera)
4 cardamoms (elaichi)
2 black cardamoms (badi elaichi)
6 cloves (laung / lavang)
1 " stick cinnamon (dalchini)
a pinch of saffron (kesar) strands

Roast and grind
15 cashewnuts (kaju)
2 tbsp sunflower seeds (surajmukhi ke beej)
1 1/2 tbsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)

Method

Wash and soak rajma in five cups of water overnight.
Drain add four cups of water and cook rajma in a pressure cooker till soft.
Drain excess water and keep aside.
Remove stems, wash and roughly chop green chillies.
Peel, wash and roughly chop ginger. clean and wash mint leaves.
Peel, wash and cut onion into thin rings for garnish. keep them in cold water. grate khoya. halve lemon and remove juice.
Dry roast caraway seeds, green cardamoms, black cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon and saffron.
Separately dry roast and grind cashewnuts, sunflower seeds and poppy seeds.
Blend cooked rajma in a blender. add green chillies, roasted spice powder, salt, ginger and blend again.
Add cashewnut-sunflower seeds-poppy seeds powder and continue to blend.
Add lemon juice, khoya and blend.
Transfer the mixture into a bowl, add a little kewra water and mix.
Divide the mixture into sixteen equal portions. roll each portion into a ball and press a little.
Roll the edges against a flat surface to even the edges.
Heat ghee on a tawa and place the kababs on it. fry on medium heat till well browned.
Urn gently and fry on the other side till well browned.
Drain and serve hot garnished with onion rings and fresh mint leaves.

This recipe was contributed by tiwari_anuja on 29 Nov 2001

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