Rajma Masala

Rajma Masala
Nothing can beat a bowl full of rajma with hot steaming rice and raw onion.Sounds delicious na!
Rajma is everyone's Best - Loved dish. Rajma is mainly cooked in thick gravy with many Indian whole spices and usually served with rice.I have made a pure Punjabi version of Rajma i.e. which is prepared with garlic and loads of Indian spices.
Rajma known as red kidney beans is soaked overnight and cooked in onion tomato masala and a plethora of classic Indian spices.

What to cook specially on Sundays is a big problem for all,so i always have a fixed menu of Rajma Chawal its my family's favorite and mine too ;-) 
A convenient choice for lunch or dinner is here.You can serve this rajma masala with rice,bread or roti. But i prefer this with my salted zeera rice.
Rajma Rice is My Bae  <3 and i can have this anytime.
So try out this yummy recipe on Sunday and make it everyone's bae :-)

Ingredients -

1. Kidney Beans 1 cup (soaked it overnight)
2. Onions 2 medium sized 
3. Tomatoes 4 medium sized(i have chosen red ones)
4. Garlic cloves - 7 to 8 pieces
5. Ginger - 1 small piece
6. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
7. Bay leaves - 2 leaves
8. Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
9. Salt as per taste
10. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
11. Dry mango powder - 2 tsp
12. Red chili powder - 1  tsp
13. Dry red chilies - 2 to 3
14. Desi ghee - 1 tsp
15. Sugar - 2 pinches
16. Garam masala - 1 tsp
17. Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing

 

Ingredients -

1. Drain the kidney beans and wash in fresh water and put it in pressure cooker.
2. Add 4 to 5 cups of water and salt and pressure cook it till 5 to 6 whistles are given out.
3. After whistles when the cooker cools down keep it aside.
4. Now take a wok add oil around 2 tbsp.
5. Add cumin seeds and bay leaves and let it crackle.
6. Now make a paste of onions,garlic,ginger and dry red chilies.
7. Add this paste in the oil.
8. Now add turmeric powder,salt,coriander powder,dry mango powder,red chili powder and sugar.(do not add garam masala now)
9. Fry them till the masala turns little brown in color.
10. Take tomatoes and make its puree and add it in the onion masala.
11. Now time to stir stir and stir.
12. When you will find that the masala has started leaving oil add garam masala.
13. After that add this masala in your kidney beans cooker.
14. There must be enough water in the cooker,but it also depends on the quality of rajma,some rajma absorbs more water also.
15. If you are finding less water,then add more water and get a good boil.
16. Mash the beans to get a thick gravy texture.
17. Lastly add desi ghee and mix it well.
18. Garnish your Rajma with fresh coriander .
19. Your Rajma Masala is ready to enjoy.