Step to Prepare Simple Rajma Rice

Rajma Rice. 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.

On weekends, rajma chawal or Dal makhani or Chana masala or Punjabi kadhi pakora is kind of must in any Punjabi home and in my home too. Here Rajma means kidney beans gravy and Chawal means rice. I am sharing here both the methods of making rajma and chawal (steamed rice) with step by step pics. You can have Rajma Rice using 20 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Rajma Rice

1. You need 1 cup of Kidney beans.
2. Prepare 1 of Onion finely chopped.
3. You need 2 of Tomato finely crushed.
4. It's 1 of Chilli chopped.
5. It's 1 spoon of Garlic ginger paste.
6. You need 2 spoon of Tamarind paste.
7. Prepare 50 gm of Butter.
8. You need 1 pinch of Hing.
9. Prepare 1/2 spoon of Cumin seed.
10. Prepare 1/4 spoon of Turmeric powder.
11. You need 1 spoon of Chilli powder.
12. Prepare 2 spoon of Coriander powder.
13. You need to taste of Salt.
14. Prepare 1 spoon of Chole masala.
15. You need 2 spoon of Cream.
16. It's of Rice.
17. It's 1 cup of Rice.
18. You need 2 cups of Water.
19. You need to taste of Salt.
20. It's 1 spoon of Ghee.

How to Make Rajma Rice Recipe. A combination of perfectly cooked rice with delicious rajma i.e. kidney beans which have been cooked in onion tomato based gravy that is subtly spiced and flavored with ginger and garlic is Rajma Rice. Now add the rajma and one cup of water. You can garnish with coriander leaves.

Rajma Rice step by step

1. In pressure cooker boil 6-8 hours soaked rajma..
2. In a pan heat butter, add jeera & hing dein fry ginger garlic paste for 30 seconds.
3. Add chopped onion and saute till golden brown now add green chilli and again saute.
4. Add crushed tomato and saute till butter separates.
5. Add all dry masala now turmeric +red chilli +coriander powder +salt+Chole masala & saute 2 minutes.
6. Now add boiled rajma with 1/2 cup of water left from cooker and tamarind pulp.
7. Cover the pan with lid and cook for 10 minutes, and at last add cream and cook it for two minutes.
8. Serve hot on rice & garnish with dhaniya or fried chilli.

Rajma chawal is a favorite combo in many North Indian households. Rajma masala is served with chawal (rice). Some onion & lemon wedges on the side is all you need to enjoy this delicious dish. Chole, dal makhani, chana masala & rajma masala are some of the popular curries from North Indian Cuisine. Rajma Chawal (Kidney beans with rice) is a comforting and very simple dish.