Recipe: Delish 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 cook Rajma rice using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Rajma rice

1. It's of For rice.
2. It's 2 cup of rice (washed and soaked for 10 minutes).
3. You need 4 cup of water.
4. It's 1 tsp of lemon juice.
5. Prepare to taste of Salt.
6. Prepare 4 tsp of ghee.
7. You need 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.
8. Prepare of For rajma.
9. You need 1 cup of rajma (soaked overnight and boiled).
10. Prepare 1 inch of ginger juliennes.
11. It's 2 of large onion (puree).
12. Prepare 2 of large tomatoes (puree).
13. It's 2 of green chilies.
14. It's 1/2 tbsp of ghee.
15. It's 2 tsp of ginger garlic paste.
16. You need 1 tsp of turmeric powder.
17. It's 1 tsp of coriander powder.
18. You need 1 tsp of rajma masala.
19. Prepare 1 tsp of garam masala.
20. Prepare to taste of Salt.
21. You need 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder.

Now add the rajma and one cup of water. You can garnish with coriander leaves. 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.

Rajma rice instructions

1. In a pressure cooker heat ghee add cumin seeds saute for few seconds. Add salt and soaked rice, saute for a minute add water and lemon juice. Take a whistle and switch off the gas..
2. For rajama - In a pan heat ghee. Put cumin and mustard seeds, saute for a while. Now add ginger juliennes saute for 30 seconds then add ginger garlic paste saute till raw smell goes away..
3. Now add onion puree saute until onions gets translucent. Now add tomato puree saute till oil appears. Now add all dry masala and 1/2 tbsp water saute for a while..
4. In a mixture jar take 1 tbsp of boiled rajma and 1/2 cup water, grind it in a smooth paste..
5. When masala leaves the pan add ground rajma and saute well. Now add boiled rajma. Bring it a boil, simmer for a few minutes. Put garam masala powder over it and cover the pan. Turn off the gas..
6. Delicious rajma gravy is ready to serve. Serve hot with rice and ghee..

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 is comfort food at its best.