Recipe: Delish Kashmiri rajma masala

Kashmiri rajma masala. Punjabi Style Rajma is a regular at home, but this time I tried a variation, this Kashmiri Rajma Masala. A mouthwatering rajma curry that is made using homemade tomato puree which is slow cooked with Indian spice like garam masala powder, chilli powder and whole spice like bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves. This is a really delicious rajma and the taste comes close to the rajma curry served in the Vaishno dhabas in Jammu.

The rajma beans available in Jammu are also smaller in size and has a slightly sweetish taste. Kashmiri Rajma Recipe, Learn how to make Kashmiri Rajma (absolutely delicious recipe of Kashmiri Rajma ingredients and cooking method) Rajma is a popular Indian curry made with kidney beans. This recipe bursts with aroma of Kashmiri garam masala and a host of other spices. You can cook Kashmiri rajma masala using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Kashmiri rajma masala

1. It's 1 cup of rajma.
2. It's 2-3 of cloves.
3. Prepare 1 inch of cinnamon stick.
4. Prepare 1 tsp of ginger powder.
5. You need 1 of big onion.
6. Prepare 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste.
7. You need 1 of big tomato.
8. It's 1/2 cup of tomato puree.
9. It's to taste of Salt.
10. You need 1/2 tsp of coriander powder.
11. You need 1 tsp of red chilli powder.
12. Prepare 1 tsp of garam masala powder.
13. You need 1 tbsp of oil.
14. Prepare 1 tbsp of ghee.
15. It's 1 of bay leaf.
16. It's of Coriander leaves,for garnish.

This Kashmiri Rajma recipe is Excellent and find more Great recipes, tried & tested recipes from NDTV Food. It's one of the most popular and loved Indian curry recipe. Watch this recipe while our chef Anushruti gives a Kashmiri hint to the regular style rajma curry. Rajma is a staple in Kashmir and it is made in a very different style in Kashmir.

Kashmiri rajma masala instructions

1. Wash and soak the rajma overnight..
2. In the morning,pressure cook rajma with water, salt, cloves, cinnamon stick and dry ginger powder for 15 minutes..
3. Heat oil and ghee and add bay leaf and add chopped onion..
4. After the onions turn golden brown,add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute..
5. Add chopped tomato and tomato puree and saute again well..
6. Add salt and other dry spices and saute till it starts leaving oil..
7. Add boiled rajma and add more water to adjust the gravy..
8. Pressure cook for a whistle again and switch off the gas. Serve the hot rajma masala with rice and salad..

The gravy is curd based and is loaded with spices like fennel, dry ginger, etc. Check out my detailed Kashmiri Rajma Recipe here. Rajma curry is basically made using raw kidney beans which are soaked and then cooked with onions, tomatoes and a special blend of spices called "rajma masala powder". This spice blend has a lot of spices in it like dry mango, nutmeg, coriander, pomegranate seeds, cinnamon, ginger, cumin, cardamom, mace etc. Healthy & nutritious Kashmiri rajma curry is the Kashmiri red kidney beans cooked in flavorful Kashmiri spice combinations to bring out the best flavors ever!