Name: Rajma Chawal - Favourite Lunch
Ingredients: 1 cup kidney beans (Rajma) soaked overnight, boiled; 2 tbsp mustard oil; 1 bay leaf; 2 black cardamoms; 3-4 black peppercorns; 2-3 cloves; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 onion paste; 2 tomato paste; 2 tsp ginger+ garlic paste; 2 green chilli paste; 1/2 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder; 1/3 tsp turmeric powder; to taste Salt; as required Water; For (chawal):-; 1 cup rice; 2 cups water; 1 pinch salt

Rajma Chawal - Favourite Lunch. We had a Saturday night ritual in our house: soak the rajma (red kidney beans) in water so that my mom could cook them for lunch next day. In my mind, there is still no better lunch than rajma sabji (kidney bean dish) and zeera chawal (rice made with cumin seeds), served with raita and salad. and I thinkThis was and still is my favourite Sunday lunches! Rajma chawal with step by step photos.

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. And while talking of food, how could we not talk about the most delicious combination of Rajma, Chawal and Ambal. You can have Rajma Chawal - Favourite Lunch using 22 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Rajma Chawal - Favourite Lunch

It's 1 cup of kidney beans (Rajma) soaked overnight, boiled.
You need 2 tbsp of mustard oil.
Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
It's 2 of black cardamoms.
Prepare 3-4 of black peppercorns.
It's 2-3 of cloves.
Prepare 1 of cinnamon stick.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.
You need 2 of onion paste.
You need 2 of tomato paste.
You need 2 tsp of ginger+ garlic paste.
Prepare 2 of green chilli paste.
You need 1/2 tsp of Coriander powder.
You need 1 tsp of garam masala.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of Red chilli powder.
You need 1/3 tsp of turmeric powder.
It's to taste of Salt.
It's of as required Water.
It's of For (chawal):-.
It's 1 cup of rice.
Prepare 2 cups of water.
Prepare 1 pinch of salt.

This man called Vipin serves the best Rajma, Chawal and Ambal in the town. So rajma curry and chawal will be ready at the same time. Only you need to pre-plan and soak the rajma ahead of time. This rajma chawal is healthy yet delicious meal that is very easy to make.

Rajma Chawal - Favourite Lunch step by step

Wash the rajma and soak in water overnight. Wash it again and pressure cook with 2 cups of water salt and turmeric. Once the rajma is soft remove it from heat, keep aside..
Make a paste of onion tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green chilli keep aside..
In a deep bottomed pan, heat mustard oil, add black cardamoms, bayleaf, cinnamon, clove, peppercorns, cumin seeds saute for few minutes. Add prepared paste saute for 5-6 minutes..
Add Coriander powder, garam masala, red chilli powder, salt to taste, cook till the oil starts leaving the sides of the pan..
Now add boiled Rajma and one cup water mix well, cook covered for 10-12 minutes..
Ready to serve..
For steamed cook Rice:- Wash rice in a running water, Then add large deep bottomed pan with 4-5 cup water in it. Add little salt mix..
Once the rice is soft and double in size, strain the water..
Allow it to air 2-4 minutes. Serve hot with Rajma..

Rajma masala can be easily made in pressure cooker and served with rice or even roti. Red kidney beans is a popular legume and have many health benefits. They are high in proteins and fiber. I got addicted to eating rajma chawal from my school days in Delhi. My friends would bring rajma chawal and I would gladly exchange my lunch box with them Rajma Chawal Recipe with step by step pictures.