How to Serve Flavorful 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 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Rajma Rice

1. It's 1 cup of Red Rajma.
2. Prepare 2 of onions.
3. You need 2 of Tomatoes.
4. You need 1 of Green chilli.
5. Prepare 3-4 cloves of Garlic.
6. Prepare 2" of Ginger.
7. It's 2 tsp of Red chilli powder.
8. You need 1 tsp of Haldi.
9. It's 2 tsp of Garam masala.
10. You need to taste of Salt.
11. It's 2 of Bay leaves.
12. Prepare 2 of Cloves.
13. Prepare 2 " of Cinnamon.
14. You need 4-5 of Black peppers.
15. Prepare 1 of Star anise.
16. You need 2 cups of Rice.

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. Soak rajma overnight..
2. Add soaked rajma, Cloves, Cinnamon, bay leaves, black pepper, salt in a pressure cooker, add water and take 8-9 whistles or until rajma is cooked..
3. Grind onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, green chilli in a grinder..
4. In a non-stick pan, add 3 tbsp oil and add the prepared puree and cook until the oil separates..
5. Add all the masalas and cook for 2-3 mins..
6. Now add boiled rajma and some water and take 2-3 boils..
7. In a pressure cooker and rice, water and salt and take 3 whistles..
8. Serve hot yummy rajma with rice..

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.