Rajma Paratha / Red Kidney Beans Paratha

Aloo partha is our family favorite and definitely occupies the dinner menu at least once in a month.

But this time I really wanted to make a healthier version of paratha replacing potato to something that is healthier and at the same time tasty too.

So I choose Rajma (red kidney beans) to make the filling for the paratha and it came out really well. All of us loved it and this dish made the slightly bland bean into a very tasty and healthy dish.

Ingredients:

Rajma (Red Kidney Beans) - 1 cup
Onions - 2
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 2 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Lemon extract - 1 tblsp
Salt - for taste
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves

Method:

Soak the rajma in water over night.

Cook the soaked beans in pressure cooker for 6 whistles.

Chop the onion finely and keep it aside.

Mash the cooked rajma into a smooth paste. You can even run it in mixie adding some water to it to make the paste.

Take 3 tsps of oil in a pan and drop in the cumin seeds. Once it splutters, add the chopped onion and fry until it turns golden brown. Now add the mashed rajma paste to the pan along with chilly powder, garam masala, turmeric powder, sugar and salt. Mix them well and cook on medium flame for a while till it becomes thick.

Switch off the flame and add the lemon extract to it and mix well until it blends. Finally add finely chopped coriander leaves and mix well.

Rajma filling is ready.

Make lemon sized balls of rajma filling and keep it ready.

Make chapathi dough and roll out balls bigger than the rajma balls. Flour the work surface and roll the chapathi slightly into a thick circle and place the filling ball in the center and gather the dough from all the sides and seal the ball.

Press the ball slightly and roll the paratha gently into a large circle of 1/4 inch thickness. The trick is to roll it without the filling getting exposed ;)

Roast the paratha on tawa by adding few drops of oil.

Rajma paratha is ready to serve.

Serve it with thick curd or raitha of your choice :)

Tips:

You can add finely chopped green chillies instead of chilly powder.

Try your choice of beans and follow the same recipe to make paratha :)

Enjoy making healthy version of paratha :)

Written by: Nithya
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