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Easy Punjabi Rajma Masala - Kidney Bean Curry by siniscollection served with jeera rice, red onions and curd.
Sini R Praveen

Easy Punjabi Rajma Masala - Kidney Bean Curry

Easy Punjabi rajma masala on special request of my darling :-) This is a must in your weekly meal plan. As it goes well with rice, roti or naan and is such a comfort food. Rich in protein and fibre, rajma or kidney bean is an amazing meat substitute for vegetarians.
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Prep Time 6 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup rajma / kidney bean
  • 2 onion medium size chopped
  • 3 tomato medium size chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garlic paste
  • 1 tablespoon ginger paste
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 2 cardamom
  • 4 cup water
  • 2 black cardamom
  • 1 dried red chilly
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/2 coriander powder
  • 1/2 red chilly powder
  • 2 teaspoon rajma masala
  • 2 tablespoon oil

Method
 

  1. Soak rajma in water for 4-6 hour or overnight. Boil soaked rajma in pressure cooker for 4-5 whistles.
  2. In a pan heat oil , add bay leaf, green cardamom, black cardamom, dried red chilly. Fry until colour changes and nice aroma comes.
  3. Add onion and cook until golden brown. Once the onions are done add ginger garlic paste and cook until the raw smell is gone.
  4. Now, add all the spice powders and cook for 1 minute.Lower the flame before adding spice powders, to prevent burning of spices. Finally, add chopped tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are soft and oil leaves from the sides.
  5. Add boiled rajma with the water, adjust salt and bring it to boil.
  6. Garnish with coriander leaf. Drizzle ghee or butter (optional). Serve hot with rice, roti or naan.