Recipe Cooked, Photographed and Written by Praveena

Prep Time:10mins CookTime:Given Below Cuisine:Indian

Whenever I soak red beans / rajma this, Rajma vada / red beans nuggets, is a must and should recipe my family craves for. You can make any number of variations in the ingredients, but this is the version that I follow.

I skip few and use more other ingredients like coriander, basil etc in the same recipe. Just add whatever you ingredients you might have, and enjoy different taste of these nuggets / fritters every time.

Health Benefits of ‘Red Kidney Beans Nuggets / Rajma Masala Vada’:

Red Kidney Beans / Rajma offer amazing health benefits. Some of them are⇒⇒ Lowers cholesterol, high dietary fibre, improves memory, boosts energy, Anti-oxidant properties, powerhouse of proteins, natural detoxifier, prevents hypertension (info from internet).

To Conclude, this family friendly appetiser is mainly know for its triple benefits, as its rich in Protein, Iron & Fiber. It falls under Vegetarian, Vegan, Plant Based, Gluten free, Kids Friendly diets.

How to serve ‘Red Kidney Beans Nuggets’:

Make ahead the patties and freeze them, but fry them only before serving. You can use these, rajma vada / red beans nuggets for any burger, in any sandwich, as a side for your spaghetti, noodles, rice, or just have them as it is with any sauce/dip. Give it a go then!!

Recipe for Chutney in the pic⇒ Capsicum – Tomato Chutney / Pachchadi

Before starting to cook, don’t forget to see the Tips mentioned at the end.

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Ingredients:

Rajma / Red Kidney Beans / Sprouts – 1 cup (dry/can)
Chopped Onions – ¼ cup
Whole Black Pepper – ¼ teaspoon
Green Chillies – 2
Ginger pieces – 1 tablespoon
Garlic pieces – 1 tablespoon (optional)
Mint Leaves – ¼ cup
Jeera / Cumin Seeds – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric – ¼ teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Rice flour – 1 teaspoon
Chickpea Flour / Besan – 1 teaspoon
Curry Powder / Garam Masala – ½ teaspoon
Spring Onion Greens – 1 tablespoon (for garnish)
Water – for soaking & grinding
Cooking Oil – as required

Special Ingredients:

Ginger
Mint
Green Chillies
Curry Powder / Garam Masala

Step wise pics Procedure for ‘Red kidney beans nuggets’:

PREP WORK:

If using dry red kidney beans
Firstly, take the rajma / red kidney beans wash them well twice or thrice with cold water.
Add water up to 3 times of the beans and let them soak at room temperature for up to 7-8 hrs. After that, drain the water.
If using canned red kidney beans just ignore the above steps. Follow the recipe from next step.
For sprouts, click this link for detailed procedure⇒ Sprouts

I used rajma / red kidney beans sprouts for this recipe
Take the rajma/beans into a food processor/blender/mixer.

All the ingredients except the powders taken into processor
Then add the salt, turmeric, onion pieces, green chillies, ginger pieces, garlic pieces (optional), mint leaves, jeera/cumin, whole black pepper, into the same.
Grind them into coarse batter.

Powders added to the coarse batter
Now, add the chickpea flour / besan, rice flour and garam masala / curry powder to the batter.
Mix everything gently. Keep aside.

STOVE TOP METHOD (20 mins):

Put a frying pan with enough of cooking oil (for deep frying) on the stove top under high flame.
Meanwhile, make small balls with the batter. Then press each ball into flat patties with your thumb finger.

Dumplings/Patties gently dropped into hot boiling oil, for deep fry.
When the oil is perfectly hot, gently drop these patties to fry.
Fry them on one side for 2-3 mins and then flip them back to the other side gently.
Fry on the other side also for 1-2 mins / until they turn golden brown.

Nuggets / Fritters / Vada flipped the other side
Once the vada(s) or fritters are fried to golden brown colour, take them out using the ladle onto a plate with paper towel on. Done!!

OVEN BAKED METHOD (20 mins):

Pre-heat the oven at 180°C / 350ºF for 5 mins.
Mean while, spread a baking tray with baking paper.
Make thin nuggets just as shown and brush each with oil (optional) on both sides. I did not use oil here.
Put them on the tray as shown, a bit far away from each other.
Bake at 200ºC / 390ºF for 20 mins. No Need to reverse.
Using a wooden ladle, remove them from the baking sheet.
Repeat the same for others. Done!

AIR FRYER METHOD (12 mins):

Brush the air-fryer mesh with cooking oil.
Place the nuggets as shown and apply / brush each of them with oil.
Fry them at 200ºC / 390ºF for 10 to 12 mins. NO Need to reverse. Done!!

Tips:

Skip any ingredient, if you are out of stock.
Soaking the rajma/beans might take more time in winters.
Don’t worry if you have soaked the rajma/beans for more time than required.
Do not throw away the soaked water . You can use them for mixing the flour for roti.
Adjust the salt and spice as per your taste.
The oil for deep frying must be perfectly hot, to test this just drop a small blob of batter into the oil and check .
You can store the batter in fridge / patties in the freezer. Make vada(s) or nuggets when needed.

Result:

These Red kidney beans nuggets, are perfectly crispy on the outside and soft in the inside.
The flavour of mint, masala, ginger is very much evident in every bite.
I served them with Capsicum – Tomato Chutney / Pachchadi , tomato sauce and sliced green cucumbers.

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