Rajma masala

Rajam masala is a popular north Indian curry prepared with red kidney beans. This is one of the popular and common dishes from the Punjabi cuisine. Rajma masala is a spicy, aromatic and flavourful with thick delicious gravy. Rajma is the red kidney bean, a popular ingredient in the Mexican cooking.

This is generally consumed along with rice. This recipe is ideal for people who want to control cholesterol.

Even though, this dish is heavy, it tastes good and is nutritious as well. In addition, it is very easy to prepare, consumes less oil and can make a meal complete. This curry can be prepared with dried or canned red kidney beans. Rajma tastes delicious if it is cooked with little black gram.

Similar to other beans, red kidney beans is high in starch, protein and dietary fibre and is an excellent source of iron, potassium, selenium, molybdenum, thiamine, vitamin B6 and folic acid. Kidney beans are very nutritious. They are, however, harder to digest than other beans, which is why they are traditionally cooked with seasonings that help break them down, such as ginger. Use spices that are as fresh as possible - their health benefits, let alone their flavors, will be more potent that way.

Ingredients :

Rajma / Red kidney beans : 1 cup
Onion : 2
Tomato : 2
Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp
Green chili : 2
Grama masala : 1tsp
Ginger garlic paste:1 tsp
Coriander powder : 1 1/2 tsp
Salt : to taste
Chili powder : to taste
Kasoori methi : 1tsp
Butter : 2 tbsp
Coriander leaves : few

Method :

Soak it in water for 2 hours, cook it in pressure cooker till done.
Take a pan, heat it, add some oil, when hot add cumin seeds.
Add finely chopped onions, fry it a bit.
Add garam masala powder, ginger garlic paste.
Add little water that you got after cooking rajma.
Add coriander powder, then add finely chopped tomatoes,and finely chopped green chili.
Add all water from rajma.
Put the lid on and cook it till everything cooks and they mashed up.
Add cooked rajma, salt, chili powder, kasoor methi powder.
Add butter, cover and cook for 15 mins.
Sprinkle little freshly chopped coriander leaves.
Serve it hot with rice or roti.
Enjoy your dish :)
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