A popular north Indian curry which is so delicious and protein packed when paired with plain rice/jeera rice forms nothing but a comforting meal.
This nutritious and creamy curry has many different ways of cooking. I have tried several ways. The one I am posting here is my most favorite as this makes a creamy curry which I like to pair up with jeera rice. There is also a quicker and easier way to cook rajma curry which I will post soon in upcoming posts.
Rajma Masala
Ingredients-
Rajma beans, Soaked and Rinsed, 2 cups (soak 12 hours)
Green chillies, 2, fine chopped
Ginger garlic paste, 2 tbsp
Red Onion, 1 large, fine chopped
Tomatoes, 2, fine chopped
Hing / Aesophotida, 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds, 1 tbsp
Salt, 3 tsp
Oil, 2 tbsp
Ghee, 3 tbsp
Bay leaves, 2
Clove, 4
Star anise, 1
Chilli powder, 1 tbsp
Coriander, 1 tsp
Garam masala, 1 tbsp
Rajma curry masala, 2 tbsp
Turmeric, 1 tsp
Kasoore methi (dried oregano), 1 tsp, crushed
Butter, 2 tbsp
Heavy cream, 3 tbsp (optional)
Lime juice, 2 tbsp
Cilantro, fine chopped, 1 cup
Recipe
Preparation to cook rajma beans - Soak Rajma (kidney beans) 12 hours. Transfer it to pressure cooker with 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp hing, bay leaves, star anise, cloves and cook for 8 whistles. Let the pressure cooker cool down.
In a saucepan on medium heat 2 tbsp oil and 3 tbsp ghee, add 1 tbsp cumin seeds and let it sputter. Then add in fine chopped green chillies and 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste. Stir for about 10 seconds.
Add in fine chopped onions. Stir and cook until onions turn slight golden (approx 8-10 mins) on medium flame. Now, add in fine chopped tomatoes and cook until onion and tomato mixture is almost dry. Don't let it burn. Sprinkle some water every 3-4 mins to not let the mixture burn.
Now, add in chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and rajma curry masala. Cook for about 2 mins or till the mixture is almost dry.
Now, transfer in cooked rajma with 1 cup water then cover and cook again for 8 mins. You can add in 3 tbsp cream if you want to make the curry little more creamy. Add kasoore methi and cook again for 2 mins. Turn off the heat, add in 2 tbsp butter and give a quick stir.
Add in 2 tbsp lime juice and garnish with fresh chopped cilantro. Ready to serve !
Serve with hot cooked rice or jeera rice and Enjoy !! .
Happy Eating :D
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