Recipe: At home Rajma chaval

Rajma chaval. Rajma Chawal is a delicious main course recipe that can be made any day. It contain good quality of carbohydrate and protein that can suit your taste. This popular Punjabi cuisine is loved by people of all age groups.

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Ingredients of Rajma chaval

1. It's 2 cups of rajma soaked for 6-8 hrs.
2. It's 4 of big onions diced.
3. It's 3 of tomatoes.
4. Prepare 6-7 of garlic cloves.
5. It's 1 inch of ginger chopped.
6. You need 1 inch of ginger cut into julliens.
7. You need 1 of green chilli.
8. You need 1 tsp of garam masala.
9. Prepare 2 tsp of kitchen king/ punjabi/ rajma masala.
10. You need 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
11. You need 1 tbsp of kashmiri chilli powder.
12. You need as per taste of Salt.
13. Prepare 3-5 tbsp of ghee.
14. It's For of Khada masala-.
15. Prepare 1 of tej patta.
16. It's 1 inch of cinnamon stick.

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Rajma chaval step by step

1. In a pressure cooker, add soaked rajma and khada masala plus salt..
2. Cook to 6 whistles. It should be soft and tender..
3. In a kadai, heat ghee, add half of the onions and cook till translucent..
4. Now add, ginger, garlic and cook on medium flame till raw smell goes..
5. Now add tomatoes and let it cook on medium flame for 8-10 mins..
6. Meanwhile, steam or boil other half of the onions till they become translucent. This step is very essential to create the creamy gravy..
7. When the tomatoes are tender, cooked and mushy. Switch off the flame let it cool..
8. Then in a blender add the sauted material, and boiled onions. Blend to a smooth paste.
9. In the same pan, heat 1tbsp ghee, strain the puree and add to the pan Straining is again imp to get the right consistency..
10. Cook it on medium flame for 1-3 mins. Add a lil water if necessary..
11. Now add all the masalas, salt and cook for arround 10-13 min on medium low flame, stirring occasionally..
12. When the pressure subsides, check the rajma if ready add to the gravy..
13. Let the rajma cook alaong with gravy, few ginger julliens and a green chilli cut slit for 7-8 mins minimum at low - medium flame..
14. Serve hott with plain rice or paratha..

This article's plot summary may be. Rajma chawal is a simple yet delicious meal. Rajma is rich and iron and protein when it is combined with rice it is a great source of carbohydrates. So it makes a wholesome meal. It is great meal for kids lunch box too as it one of the favorite dish among the kids.