Recipe: Flavorful Rajma Madra

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Rajma Madra. Pahadi Rajma Madra/Chamba Ka Madra is delicious as well as healthy dish because it contains large amount of health benefiting nutrients. It is a perfect dish to prepare for the beginners. Rajma madra is a regional speciality of Himachal Pradesh.

Rajma Madra We all liked it very much. Every person has somewhat different style of cooking it. But yogurt is the main ingredients in… A creamy rich gravy with the goodness of kidney beans is super easy to whip up and serve as a warm-comforting meal that goes beautifully with steamed rice. You can have Rajma Madra using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Rajma Madra

  1. It's 1 cup of Rajma (Kidney Beans), soaked overnight.
  2. It's 2 tbsp. of oil.
  3. Prepare 1-2 of bay leaves.
  4. It's 1 of whole dry red chili.
  5. It's 2-3 of cardamoms.
  6. It's 1 of " cinnamon stick.
  7. You need 3-4 of cloves.
  8. You need 1/2 of mace.
  9. Prepare 1/4 tsp. of asafoetida (hing).
  10. It's 1 tsp. of cumin seeds.
  11. It's 1 tsp. of coriander powder.
  12. You need 1/2 tsp. of turmeric powder.
  13. It's 1/2 tsp. of red chili powder.
  14. It's 1/2 tsp. of cumin powder.
  15. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of garam masala powder.
  16. You need 3-4 of green chilies.
  17. You need to taste of salt.
  18. You need 1 tbsp. of coriander leave, chopped.
  19. You need 1 cup of yoghurt, well beaten.
  20. You need 1 tsp. of ghee.

Rajma Madra is a yogurt based kidney bean curry from Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. It is mildly spiced and has a thin curry loaded with ghee which is perfect to beat the low temperatures in the region. Rajma madra is a regional delicacy of Himachal Pradesh where kidney beans are cooked in yogurt with ghee and spices. This dish can be enjoyed with rice or chapati.

Rajma Madra step by step

  1. Boil the rajma in 1 & 1/2 cups water for 5 minutes on a low flame after the first whistle. Keep aside..
  2. Heat oil in a pan and temper with bay leaves, red chili, cumin seeds, cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, mace & asafoetida..
  3. Add all the dry spices & give it a stir..
  4. Add the boiled rajma along with the stock. Combine well..
  5. Add the beaten yoghurt. Keep stirring continuously on med. flame for 8-10 minutes or till the gravy slightly thickens..
  6. When done, add ghee and green chilies. Simmer for 1-2 minutes..
  7. Garnish with coriander leaves and relish with steamed rice, jeera rice, pulao or any Indian bread..

Rajma Madra or Red kidney bean madra or Pahari Madra is a North Indian curry authentic to state of Himachal Pradesh and get its name as they originated from Hilly regions of himachal. I had tasted this few years back during my visit to Manali. Learnt this recipe from a cook in a small dhaba in manali and saw the same recipe prepared by Chef Ajay Chopra on a Tv show. Add roasted fennel seeds powder, fenugreek powder, and boiled rajma along with little water and mix well. Serve Rajma madra hot with chapati or rice.