Healthy Veg Lollipop Recipe With Palak & Rajma

Step 1: To begin making the Healthy Veg Lollipop Recipe With Palak & Rajma, soak rajma in water for 7-8 hours or overnight

Step 2: The quantity of rajma would have almost doubled

Step 3: Drain the water and pressure cook the soaked rajma with fresh water upto 8 to 10 whistles/ about 30 minutes so that they are soft when pressed

Step 4: Let the pressure release on its own

Step 5: Drain the water from the rajma and use it for any other purpose (in a curry or to knead chapati dough)

Step 6: Do not discard this water

Step 7: In the meantime, thoroughly wash palak leaves multiple times

Step 8: Saute the spinach lighty in a pan without any oil until soft and the spinach shrinks

Step 9: Turn off the heat and allow the spinach to cool

Step 10: Now, finely powder rolled oats in a mixer/blender and set aside

Step 11: In a mixing bowl, take cooked rajma and mash it well using a masher or with your hand

Step 12: Do not make it completely smooth, but coarsely mash some of them

Step 13: This will give you a nice texture when you bite the lollipops

Step 14: Next, add the cooked spinach, oats powder, salt and all the spices mentioned under 'To make Palak Rajma Oats Lollipop' which includes red chilli powder, garam masala powder, cumin powder, amchur powder, salt and oil

Step 15: Mix all the contents thoroughly so that it forms a soft non-sticky dough

Step 16: You should be easily able to shape it into small balls

Step 17: If your dough is sticky, you can add more oats powder

Step 18: Make small lemon sized balls and set aside

Step 19: Check the spices and salt and adjust to suit your taste

Step 20: Now, you will have to make a thin paste of gram flour

Step 21: For this, mix gram flour with salt and turmeric powder

Step 22: Add water as required and whisk well to form a lump-free, thin paste

Step 23: Set aside

Step 24: Next, make a coarse powder of rolled oats and set aside

Step 25: Coating the veg lollipops with oats gives a nice crunchy texture to them

Step 26: Now, heat a paddu / appe / paniyaram pan and add few drops of oil to each of the cavities

Step 27: Dip each of the veg lollipop balls in gram flour mixture and roll them gently over oats so that they are uniformly coated

Step 28: Gently place the veg lollipop balls inside the oiled cavities of the paddu pan

Step 29: Cook them in low-medium heat until light brown in colour

Step 30: Flip the veg lollipops around so that they cook well on all sides

Step 31: Once the veg lollipops they are done, transfer them onto a paper towel to remove excess oil

Step 32: Gently prick each of them with a toothpick so that they resemble a lollipop

Step 33: Serve Healthy Veg Lollipop Recipe With Palak & Rajma along with Dhaniya Pudina Chutney and Masala Chai for your tea party or as an evening snack