Highly popular in Indian cuisine – Rajma (kidney beans) is one of the best food items that can be included in your child’s diet plan. A good source of carbs, fiber, and protein, these beans can offer ample nutritious benefits to your growing toddler. Since Rajma is inexpensive and easily available in the market, you can prepare healthy rajma recipes for your kids during the lockdown. For quick and easy recipe ideas have a look below:
1) Rajma Salad:- A quick and easy one pot Rajma dish.
Ingredients:
• 1 cup boiled rajma
• 1 tomato – finely chopped
• 1 boiled cucumber – finely chopped
• 1 onion – finely chopped
• 4-5 tbsp curd/yogurt
• 1 tsp mustard sauce
• ¼ tsp pepper
• Handful coriander leaves – finely chopped
• Handful mint leaves – finely chopped
• 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
• Salt to taste
Preparation:
• In a large bowl mix all the ingredients together.
• Add salt as per taste and garnish it with mint leaves and coriander leaves.
• Serve once ready.
2) Stuffed Rajma Paratha – It’s a perfect wholesome meal.
Ingredients:
• 1 cup wheat flour
• 2 onions finely chopped
• 1 cup boiled rajma
• ½ cup boiled mashed potatoes
•1/4 cup chopped onions
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp garam masala powder
• Salt – to taste
• Oil as required
• Water as required
Preparation
• In a large bowl, first, knead the wheat flour to a soft dough (like chapati dough).
• Take a blender, and add boiled rajma. Make it into a coarse paste and transfer to another bowl.
• Now add mashed potatoes, onions, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder to the rajma paste bowl. Mix everything well. Now the rajma stuffing is ready
• Next, divide the flour dough into small portions. Stuff each portion with rajma mixture and roll them into a round disc – just like chappatis.
• Now roast the rolled parathas on a pan with little oil.
• Serve hot with curd or raita.
3. Rajma Soup – Simple and a healthy meal for kids.
Ingredients:
• 1 cup – boiled Rajma
• ½ cup boiled pasta
• 3 – 4 crushed garlic cloves
• 1-2 bay leaves
• 1 onion – finely chopped
• 3 tomatoes – finely chopped
• ½ cup finely chopped spinach
• ¼ cup finely chopped carrots
• ¼ cup finely chopped French beans
• Salt and pepper
• 2-3 cups of water
• 2-3 tbsp fresh basil leaves finely chopped
Preparation:
• Take tomatoes, onion, bay leaves and garlic and pressure cook for 1 whistle.
• Once cooked, remove the bay leaves from the mixture, and grind the vegetables along with water to form a soup.
• Now take a pan and add the soup along with the chopped veggies and the 3/4 basil leaves. Add boiled rajma and bring the soup to a boil.
• Add salt and pepper as per taste.
• Cook for 5 minutes, till you get the desired thickness of the soup
• Add pasta and the remaining basil leaves for garnish and serve hot.
4. Rajma Burger Patties: A healthy mid-day snack.
Ingredients:
• Burger breads
• 1 cup boiled Rajma
• ½ cup boiled quinoa
•1/4 cup grated beet root
•1/4 cup chopped onions
•1/4 cup grated carrots
•1/4 cup chopped French beans
• 1 -2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp garam masala powder
• 1 tsp chaat masala powder
• Some fresh coriander leaves
• 1-2 tsp butter
• Salt, pepper to taste
Preparation:
• Take rajma and quinoa and blend it together in a blender to form a coarse paste.
• Next – combine all the remaining ingredients in a bowl. Mix well. Shape them into burger tikkis and roast on an iron skillet, with little oil.
• Take a burger bun and place the burger patty in it.
• Serve with salad leaves, sliced tomatoes and onions.
For more such kid-friendly recipe variations get in touch with Kanupriya Khanna. A well-known child dietician in Delhi – Kanupriya can help you and your child inculcate healthy eating habits to live a healthier and happier life.
You can also check her website https://kanupriyakhanna.in for some healthy diet plans and food recipes for kids.
