RAJMA CHAWAL

Rajma-Chawal ~ A fat free and delicious curry made by simmering red kidney beans in onion-tomato masala, spices and herbs. This is the answer when you are in the mood for some simple, healthy and flavourful meal.

Ingredients:

1. Rajma (kidney beans) -- 1 cup (soaked over night, drained & rinsed)

2. Tomato - 1/2 cup puree

3. Onion - 2 (finely chopped)

4. Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp

5. Oil as required

6. Salt to taste

7. Dry red chilli - 2

8. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

9. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

10. Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp

11. Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

12. Rajma Masala - 1 tsp

13. Hing - a pinch

14. Green chilli - 2 (slit)

15. Kashmiri red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

16. Coriander leaves - finely chopped 

Process:

1. In a pressure cooker, add rinsed rajma, required salt with 2-3 cups of water. Cook up to 2-3 whistle and then reduce the flame and cook for another 15 minutes and remove from the flame. 

2. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan / kadhai and add cumin seeds and hing (asafoetida). Add finely chopped onion and saute them till they becomes light brown in colors, and then add ginger garlic paste, tomato puree and cook for 5 minutes on low flame.

3. Now add all the powder spices and salt as required, and mix well. Add boiled rama along with water, you can mash some of the rajma to give the gravy a body..

4. Stir it and let it cook for 15 minutes on low flame. Add garam masala powder before switching off the flame. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and onion rings before serving.

Serve hot with steamed rice or Jeera rice.