Indian Panjabi Rajma Masala

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Rajma is a popular vegetarian dish, originating from the Indian subcontinent, consisting of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with many Indian whole spices and, is usually served with rice. 

Indian Panjabi Rajma Masala

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Rajma is a popular vegetarian dish, originating from the Indian subcontinent, consisting of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with many Indian whole spices and, is usually served with rice. 

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Ingredients

  1. 1 cupRed kidney (Rajma)
  2. 3 cupswater for pressure cooking
  3. 2 tbsp+ 1 tbspoil , butter
  4. 1big size chopped onion
  5. 2chopped tomato
  6. 3-4garlic
  7. 1 inch ginger
  8. 1-2green chilli
  9. 1/2 tspjeera / cumin
  10. 1 pinchasafoetida(hing)
  11. 1/4 tspturmeric powder
  12. 1/3 tspkashmiri red chilli powder
  13. 1/2 tspred chilli powder
  14. 1 1/2 tbspcoriander powder
  15. 1 tspgaram masala
  16. 1/4 tspkasuri methi
  17. 1bay leaf
  18. 1cinnamon stick
  19. 2black cardamom
  20. 1mace
  21. 1 tbspchopped coriander leaves
  22. to tasteSalt
  23. 2 cup (as need)Water

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Collect all ingredients. Rinse & Soak the rajma in enough water overnight or for 8 to 9 hr. Next day, discard the water and rinse the beans again in fresh water. In pressure cooker, take both the rajma and 3 cups water. Pressure cook on low-medium flame for 4 to 5 whistles. When the pressure cooker settles down on it's own, open the lid. Check if the rajma is cooked or not by taking a bite or pressing a bean.

  2. 2

    Take a kadhai or pan,heat ½ tbsp oil. Add cumin first and let them crackle and get browned. Now add all dry spices,onion,ginger- garlic stir and saute for 1min on a medium flame. Light browning the onion is also alright. Add the tomato,saute for 2-3 mins.till the tomatoes become soft. Cool the spices and then make a thin paste.

  3. 3

    Now add 1tbsp oil+butter,heat then add kashmiri lal mirch and paste,stir and saute for 1min. Add all the spices powder one by one- turmeric,coriander,red chilli,hing. Stir and saute the whole masala mixture till the fat(oil) starts leaving the masala.

  4. 4

    Now add the Rajma,stock and salt and stir the whole curry mixture,cook at least 5min. When rajma masala is slightly thickened and come to the right consistency which is neither too thick or thin,then add the kasuri methi. Stir and shimmer garam masala for 1min. Switch of the flame. Rajma is ready. Garnished with coriander leaves.

  5. 5

    Indian panjabi rajma masala is ready for serve. Served with steamed basmati rice,jeera rice or naan..

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