Rajma (perfect rajma recipe)

Name: Rajma (perfect rajma recipe)
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 &1/2 cups Red kidney beans (rajma) soaked overnight; 2 medium size finely chopped onion; 3 tablespoons cooking oil; 1 inch ginger finely chopped; 5 nos finely chopped garlic pods; 3 medium size tomatoes puree; to taste salt; 1 tablespoon coriander powder; 1 teaspoon cumin powder; 2 teaspoon red chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon garam masala powder

Saba Firoz Shaikh @sabaskitchen

Malad (West), Mumbai

Rajma served with boiled rice, is a popular dish throughout northern India and Nepal. Rajma is a popular vegetarian dish consisting of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with many Indian whole spices and usually served with rice.

Saba Firoz Shaikh @sabaskitchen

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Ingredients

1 hour

2 servings

1&1/2 cups Red kidney beans (rajma) soaked overnight
2medium size finely chopped onion
3 tablespoonscooking oil
1 inchginger finely chopped
5nos finely chopped garlic pods
3medium size tomatoes puree
to tastesalt
1 tablespooncoriander powder
1 teaspooncumin powder
2 teaspoonred chilli powder
1/2 teaspoonturmeric powder
1 teaspoongaram masala powder

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Steps

1 hour

1

Pressure cook rajma with five cups of water and salt till totally cooked and soft.
2

Heat oil in a deep pan. Add onion and saute it
Add ginger and garlic and continue to sauté till the mixture turns golden.
3

Add tomato puree, mix and continue to cook. Add coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and cook till the oil leaves the masala.
4

Add rajma along with the cooking liquour and mix. Adjust salt and add garam masala powder. Lower the heat and simmer for about fifteen to twenty minutes on low heat.
5

Serve hot with steamed rice.