Rajma Curry - North Indian Cuisine
By: ila
Published: Monday, December 20, 2010 - 8:49am

Ingredients




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

Preparation

1 Soak rajma beans for overnight or six hours. 2 Pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles with salt. 3 Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seed. 4 Add onion and fry them well till transulent. 5 Now,add garam masala powder and fry them well with onions. 6 Then add ginger garlic paste and cook for few minutes. 7 Now add half cup of water(used for cooking rajma) to it. 8 It is better to use the water which is used for cooking rajma beans. 9 It will give good taste to the curry. 10 Let the water boil for few minutes and add coriander powder. 11 Mix it well and add tomatoes and green chilli. 12 Add remaining water(used for cooking rajma)and cook it for ten minutes. 13 Add water according to your consistency. 14 Add salt and check the seasoning and add chillipowder if desired. 15 Cover the pan cook it for fifteen minutes and add coriander leaves. 16 Now, red kidney beans curry is ready to serve.

About


 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.