Rajma Curry - North Indian Cuisine

Welcome to my cookbook cookerypoint. Lets have an interesting recipe Rajma curry. Rajma is also called as Red Kidney beans. This recipe belongs to North Indian Cuisine especially Punjabi Cuisine. The main ingredient is red kidney beans. This is rich in potassium, iron and fiber content. A cup of cooked rajma beans provides 45.3% of the recommended daily intake for fiber. It prevents the increaing the blood sugar level rapidly after a meal. Hope it is healthy and goes well with rotis. Now, lets come to our recipe...

RAJMA CURRY

Ingredients:

Red Kidney beans - 1 cup
Onion -1 (finely chopped)
Tomatoes - 2 (finely chopped)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tspn
Green chilli - 1
Garam masala powder - 1 tspn
Coriander powder - 1 tbspn
Cumin seeds - little
Coriander leaves - little
Oil as required

Preparation:

Soak rajma beans for overnight or six hours.
Pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles with salt.
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seed.
Add onion and fry them well till transulent.
Now,add garam masala powder and fry them well with onions.
Then add ginger garlic paste and cook for few minutes.
Now add half cup of water(used for cooking rajma) to it.
It is better to use the water which is used for cooking rajma beans.
It will give good taste to the curry.
Let the water boil for few minutes and add coriander powder.
Mix it well and add tomatoes and green chilli.
Add remaining water(used for cooking rajma)and cook it for ten minutes.
Add water according to your consistency.
Add salt and check the seasoning and add chillipowder if desired.
Cover the pan cook it for fifteen minutes and add coriander leaves.
Now, Red kidney beans curry is ready to serve.

RAJMA MASALA-PUNJABI CUISINE

Serving Suggestion:

This North Indian Recipe Rajma curry can be served with rotis and with any kind of bread.