Monday, November 23, 2015

Rajma Masala

Ingredients
1) Rajma(red Kidney beans) - 1 cup
2) Tomato - 4
3) Onion - 1 large
4) Green Chillies - 4
5) Ginger - 10 gms
6) Garlic - 3 cloves
7) Garam Masala - 1 table spoon
8) Coriander powder - 2 tea spoons
9) Cumin seeds - 3 gms
10) Coriander leaves - 10 gms
11) Butter - 1 small chunk
12) Oil - 1 table spoon
13)Turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon
14) Salt - as per taste

Procedure
1. Soak Rajma beans overnight in water.
2. Drain the water and then boil the beans in pressure cooker with fresh water(3 whistles)
3. Finely chop tomato and onion.
4. Chop green chillies, garlic, ginger and then smash them in hand grinder(dhink chik)
5. Take oil in pan and heat it.
6. Add cumin seeds to it and once they splutter add onions and fry them.
7. Add the smashed green chillies, ginger, garlic to heat and fry them.
8. Add garam masala, coriander powder, turmeric powder and mix the ingredients thoroughly.
9. Take the water from the boiled rajma and pour into the pan and can keep flame high and boil.
10. Add Tomatoes to it and close the pan with lid. Keep the flame medium and let it cook for 5- 10mins.
11. Keep stirring in between and soften the tomatoes.
12. Once the mixture gets thicker add butter and heat it for a min.
13. Add boiled rajma, salt and mix all the ingredient thoroughly.
14. Keep the flame in medium and let it cook for 10-15 mins.
15. If needed you can add water as per the consistency needed.
16. Once rajma is cooked , finely chop coriander leaves and mix it well.
17. Rajma Masala is ready and server hot.