Rajma – Red Kidney Beans Curry
Super delicious and easy way to cook Rajma or Red beans. It goes well with rice or chapati.
Servings:
Ingredients
- 250 gm Kidney beans soaked overnight in water
- 3 tablespoon oil.
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes or tomato puree
- 1 Tablespoon ginger paste 1 inch piece
- 4-5 Garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 Teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 Bay leaves
- 1 Teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 Tablespoon coriander powder
- 1-2 green chilies finely chopped
- 1 Teaspoon garam masala Indian spice powder
- Salt as per taste
Instructions
- If you are using an electric rice cooker then steam kidney beans till they become very soft and then add 4 cup water and keep it aside. If you are using Pressure cooked then add 4 cups of water in Kidney beans and wait till 5-6 whistles( If it is not soft enough then cooked it extra 10 – 15 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add bay leaves, cumin seeds
- Add green chillies, onion, tomatoes, garlic and ginger
- Add turmeric powder and coriander powder and cook till the mixture leaves oil
- Now Kidney beans along with the stock ( the 4 cups of water you added at the beginning), salt and garam masala then simmer it for 15-20 minutes.
- Serve with Chapati or rice