Rajma Ke Galawati Kebabs...Delicious Beyond Words
Ingredients:
Rajma (red kidey beans) 300 gm. (soaked overnight)
Mix ( A)
khoya 50 gms ( grated)
Ginger, garlic (paste) 25 gms
Onion (sliced & fried and crushed) 100 gms
Salt to taste
Yellow chilli powder 5 gms
Garam masala Mix (B)
(Roast all ingredients and make powder)
Black pepper corn 50 gms
Green cardamom 50 gms
Black cardamom 25 gms
Clove 25 gms
Mace 5 pcs
Nutmeg 1pc
Jeera 50 gms
Saunf 50 gms
Patthar phool 25 gms
Cinnamon 25 gms
Bay leave 5 pcs
Kebab chini 10 gms
Live charcoal (for smoking ) 1pc
A dash of pure ghee (to be put on top of burning charcoal)
Pure ghee (for shallow frying) 100 gms
(C)
Saffron (soak and make paste using pestle) ½ gm
Rose water 2 tablespoon
Kewada water 2 tablespoon
Meetha ittar 1 drop
Roasted gram flour 200gms
Cinnamon 25gms
Bay leave 5pcs
Kebab chini 10gms
Live charcoal (for smoking ) 1pc
A dash of pure ghee (to be put on top of burning charcoal)
Pure ghee (for shallow frying) 100gms
Method:
Soak kidney beans in water overnight and refresh under running water
the next day morning.
Pressure cook the soaked rajma in 4 – 4 1/2 cups of water for 3 whistles
or until the rajma / red kidney beans are cooked and turns soft but not
mushy. Strain the cooked rajma and keep aside.
Add mix (A) and 10 gm. of powder mix (B) to rajma and mix well and
keep for half an hour. Grind to a fine paste.
Add saffron, rose water, Kewada water meetha ittar and roasted chana
powder.
Place the rajma mix in a deep vessel, keep a live coal in the centre
Put a bit of pure ghee and cover. Keep till all smoke is over
On a hot heavy flat tawa or on a heavy bottom non-stick pan at home
make round flat tikkis of the mix and pan grill both sides till it becomes
brown in colour done from inside
Serve with green chutney, fine sliced onion and lemon wedges. You can even have it with paranthas.
-- Shaeem Mohammad Quraishi/Lucknow
(The author specialises is Indian cuisine. Chef Shaeem began his culinary journey at The Ashok (ITDC) New Delhi, moved to Middle East thereafter, and has worked in luxurious properties such as Marriott, Millennium and Copthorne, ITC Fortune. Sarovar, Radisson hotel groups).