Rajma (Kidney Beans)

                        Rajma ( Kidney Beans)

Rajma (kidney beans)

Rajma  is  great is taste and  very popular among Indians. Its a complete dish itself and  does't require any side dish. 
Here  is  lip smacking  recipe of  Rajma  for you  from my mother's kitchen.











Category-  vegetarian
People- 4-6 
Time - 1/2 an hour

Ingredients -

• Rajma-  1 glass (soaked in water overnight)
• Cooking oil- 4 table spoon
• Turmeric powder- 1 tea spoon
• Red chili powder- 1/2 tea spoon
• Coriander powder- 1 tea spoon
• Salt- 1/2 tea  spoon 
• Baking Soda- 1 pinch
• Tomatoes- 1 medium size
• Green chili- 6 ( chopped) 
• Coriander leaves- 2 table spoon ( chopped) 

 How to Cook  -

Heat the  cooking oil in pressure cooker, add turmeric, coriander  and red  chili powder, onion paste , Baking soda , salt, green chili and tomatoes. stir a little, then mix half cup of water  and  cook it on the low flame till  tomatoes turn soft  and mix well  with gravy. When oil started coming  on  the gravy , add  water soaked rajma  and  2 cup of water in the  gravy.  Bring  it  to 7-8 whistle  on the medium flame then  turn off the heat.  Let the lid open it self  ... please check if  rajma has turn soft  and well cooked . if it is hard , give  some  more  (3-4) whistle again to cook  it well. 

Mash  Rajma  gently while mixing, adjust  salt  and  make  consistency  of  gravy according to your taste.

Rajma (kidney beans)

Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves and serve it pipping hot  with plain rice , roti, lemon pickle  and  white radish.

Happy Cooking!!! 
 Arshia Zaidi