On days I feel clueless as to what to make for dinner and ask Hubby, he replies Rajma chawal/rice. Growing up in Delhi, his mom made it often and hence this is comfort food for him. It is a very popular dish in North India. Rajma is soaked first, then pressure cooked and cooked again with a melange of spices resulting in melt-in-the-mouth kidney beans.
We were in London recently and were visiting Hubby’s friend. His wife belongs to Himachal Pradesh and served us the yummiest rajma. I forgot to ask her version of the recipe, maybe sometime in the future…although I make pretty decent rajma after making it repeatedly over the years.
Niki and I too love Rajma. It can be served with salad (raw onion spiked with chaat masala tastes very well).
Servings
6-8 people
Prep Time
8-10 hours soaking
Cook Time
About an hour
Total Time
10-12 hours
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups rajma soaked for 8 hours
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp amchur/raw mango powder
- 1 ½-2 tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp rajma masala, any store bought variety
- 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
- 2 cloves
- ½ inch piece cinnamon
- Salt to taste
- ½ tsp sugar, optional
- ½ onion chopped
- 1 ½-2 tomatoes chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 inch piece fresh ginger
- 2-3 tsp oil
- 2 bay leaves
- Cilantro for garnish
PREPARATION
Step 1
Wash rajma after soaking and cook in a pressure cooker until soft, yet holds shape. The process will take about 30-40 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally.
Step 2
Blend onion, tomato, garlic and ginger to a fine paste.
Step 3
Heat oil in a pan add bay leaves, cinnamon and cloves. After a minute add red chili powder, turmeric, and coriander powder and mix.
Step 4
Add the ground paste and saute for 5-8 minutes.
Step 5
Now add the pressure cooked rajma. Add salt, amchur, roasted cumin powder and sugar.
Step 6
Cover and cook for 20 minutes on medium low flame stirring in between. Piping hot rajma is ready to be enjoyed with rice.
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