Rajma curry is a popular North Indian or Punjabi recipe prepared with kidney beans and Indian spices. Its combination with rice known as Rajma chawal - is one of the common recipe for Punjabi's and for my home too. It can also be served with Chapati/ Parantha. Kidney beans/ Rajam curry is rich in proteins. Here is the recipe with detailed step by step instructions and pictures.
Ingredients Preview. Firstly, grind tomatoes, green chili and ginger into a fine tomato puree.
Soak the kidney beans\ Rajma in water for 8 -10 hours/ overnight.
Wash them and then drain off the water. Transfer the rajma to pressure cooker.
Add 1 bay leaf, 1 black cardamom, 3-4 cloves, 1 cinnamon and 1 star anise to it.
Add chopped garlic to it.
Add salt to it.
Pressure cook for 5 whistles or until rajma turns soft. While the pressure is releasing from the cooker, let's make it's masala.
Put oil in a pan/wok and heat it.
Add asafoetida and cumin seed to the hot oil.
Now, add the finely chopped onion and fry till they turn light brown.
Add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute it.
Add tomato puree and salt to it. Cook for 10 minutes, or until the tomato pulp has thickened
Add turmeric powder, cumin and coriander powder.
Add dried mango powder and Kashmiri red chili powder.
Saute it until the spices turn aromatic.
Cooker must have released its pressure by now. Rajma is boiled perfectly.
Add in the prepared masala to it.
Add 1 tbsp butter and garam masala to it. Pressure cook it for 1 whistle.
Kidney beans curry is ready. Add chopped coriander leaves to it.
Garnish it with ginger julienne. Rajma is now ready to serve and eat along with chapati, naan or rice.
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