Indian cuisine is full of lentils and beans and we can make lentil cakes with different flavors. Last year I made a vegetarian Christmas roast , this year I have to change the menu. Then I came up with these delicacies, they are tasty and high in protein.
Of course, they can be used for all kinds of occasions, I can also recommend them as a vegetarian burger in gluten-free hamburger buns.
If you are in a hurry, you can use pre-cooked lentils and beans. Since I use a pressure cooker, I can roughly halve the cooking time and prefer to cook myself. In my cookbook "Indian food in Norwegian dishes", you will find a table with cooking times in different cookware and other useful information.
As a sauce for these, I can recommend Nirus paprika sauce with or without chili.
LENTIL COOKIES (8 pcs)
300 gr cooked red beans
100 g onion cubes
50 g grated carrot
50 g paprika
1 teaspoon thyme seeds
1 teaspoon salt
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp garam masala
2 tablespoons ground oatmeal
2 tablespoons fresh coriander
A little rapeseed oil for frying
Procedure:
- Cut the onion and bell pepper into small cubes, grate the carrots coarsely.
- Mash the beans, mix everything and leave to cool for ½ hour.
- Shape into cakes and bake in a frying pan
Tastes good with grated Asian radish and beetroot soaked in lemon juice