Ingredients to Cook Veg 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 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Rajma Rice

1. You need 1 cup of Rajma/ kidney Beans.
2. It's 5 of Tomatoes.
3. It's 1/4 of Ginger.
4. You need 4-5 of Green chilli.
5. Prepare 4 tbsp of salt.
6. You need 1 tbsp of red chilli.
7. You need 2 tbsp of dhaniya powder.
8. You need 1 tbsp of cumin seeds.
9. It's 1 pinch of hing powder.
10. It's 1 tbsp of garam masala.
11. You need 3 tbs of oil.
12. You need for of Rice-.
13. It's 1 glass of Basmati Rice.
14. Prepare 2 glasses of water.
15. Prepare 1 tbsp of jeera.
16. You need 2 tbsp of salt (according to taste).
17. It's 1 tbsp of oil.
18. Prepare 3-4 of cloves.
19. Prepare 1 of Cinnamon stick.
20. You need 4-5 of Black pepper.

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 Rice step by step

1. First take Rajma Beans and wash it under running cold water and soak for 8 hours or overnight then boil in pressure cooker for 4 whistles..
2. Roughly chopped or grind tomatoes, green chillies and ginger by blender, make a smooth paste of it. Heat the oil in pan or kadhai add cumin seeds and hing when it sizzles add puree in it..
3. When the paste is thick add red chilli, coriander powder and garam masala and stir well till it releases oil and add it with boiled Rajma Beans..
4. Lastly add coriander leaves and mix it well and Rajma is ready. Serve with Rice or Chapati. Wash rice in running water and soak for 10 minutes and in a cooker add cumin seeds, tej patta, salt cloves, black pepper, cinnamon and water give two whistles and serve Rice with Rajma hot..
5. Serve hot yummilious Rajma Rice either in lunch, breakfast or dinner anytime.Hope you all like it..

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 chawal is kidney beans served with boiled rice. Some of the best Rajma is said to be grown in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand and the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir. Rajma is comfort food at its best.