Rajma masala with rice and green salad. The rajma are soaked overnight and pressure cooked till it is soft but firm. We have added some onions, tomatoes for the texture and crunch. The salad is then mixed with simple flavours like chaat masala, lemon juice and green chillies which gives it a chatpata flavour.
Rajma pulao recipe with step by step photos - aromatic rice pulao or pilaf made with kidney beans, herbs and spices.
Rajma or kidney beans are a legume that is a good source of protein, fibre and vitamins-minerals.
Apart from making the usual sunday Rajma recipe on weekends, I also make this pulao or this easy Rajma chawal. if you like kidney beans, you will.
You can have Rajma masala with rice and green salad using 14 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Rajma masala with rice and green salad
- You need 1 cup of rajma (red kidney beans),soaked overnight in enough water.
- It's 2.5 cups of water for pressure cooking.
- It's 1 of green chilli chopped.
- It's 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic.
- It's 1 tablespoon of chopped ginger.
- It's 3 of medium tomatoes, pureed.
- It's 1 of large onion, chopped ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ½ teaspoon red.
- It's 1 teaspoon of garam masala powder.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of dry mango powder.
- Prepare 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds.
- It's as required of salt.
- It's 2 tsp of ghee or oil.
- Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
- Prepare 1 of big black cardamom.
Rajma Recipe restaurant style with step by step photos. This is a lightly spiced, creamy and a delicious punjabi rajma masala curry recipe. this is my mom's way of making this famous punjabi masala curry. rajma masala is a weekly affair at home and a sunday lunch. so i make rajma masala in three different ways. Heat the oil and ghee together in a pressure cooker over medium heat. Fry the red chile peppers, cumin seeds, and whole cloves in the hot oil until the cumin seeds begin to splutter; stir the onion paste into the mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown.
Rajma masala with rice and green salad instructions
- Rinse the rajma beans for a couple of times in running water..
- Soak the rajma beans in enough water overnight or for 8 to 9 hours..
- Drain the water the next day..
- Rinse the rajma beans again in fresh clean water and pressure cook them with one and a half glass of water, salt and turmeric powder for half an hour..
- First two whistles on high flame and then lower the flame..
- When pressure releases,pour the boiled Rajma in another vessel..
- In a pressure cooker heat the ghee and add cumin seeds, black cardamom and bay leaves and saute for a minute..
- Now add chopped onion, sauté for 2 minutes, add ginger-garlic and green chilies, sauté again..
- Now add the tomato puree and sauté for 5 minutes on medium flame..
- Next add red chilli powder, and adjust the salt if required.
- Add boiled rajma and pour a cup of water. stir very well..
- Cover tightly with a lid and pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles on a high flame..
- Once the pressure settles down on it's own, open the lid and check the beans. they should melt in the mouth without giving you any bite or resistance while eating..
- If the beans are still not cooked completely, then add about 1/2 cup more of water and pressure cook again for 2 whistles..
- Check the consistency. Add dry mango powder (optional) and garam masala powder..
- Stir well and simmer the curry for about 5 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro.
- Do the plating as per your choice and serve rajma masala with some steamed rice or chapatis and green salad..
Kidney Beans Curry spans it's stardom across all genres. From roadside food stalls called "Dhabas" to five star restaurants, and, from weeknight dinners to lavish parties and wedding dinners, you will find Rajma Curry everywhere. This hearty curry is loaded with plant protein, complex carbs and fiber. It's vegan and gluten free and dairy free.. I like to serve Rajma masala with some steamed Basmati Rice, some homemade yogurt and some salad!