Rajma masala recipe /Kidney beans curry

Rajma masala is a delicious Punjabi recipe very popular in all India, and one of from my favorite recipes.

Ingredients

Rajma / kidney beans 250 gms
Tomatoes 4 medium /250gms
Onions 4-5 medium /300gms
ginger 1 inch /10 gms
garlic 10 cloves
yogurt 1 bowl /150 gms
oil 4 tbsp
1 stick of dalchini (cinnamon)
2-3 cloves
1 black cardamom
2 green cardamom
1 bay leaf
5-6 black peppercorns
1 tsp cumin seeds
salt to taste
turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
coriander powder 2 tsp
red chilli powder 1 tsp
green chilli 1
green coriander leaves for garnish


Method


Soak rajma /kidney beans over night, boil soaked kidney beans in a pressure cooker till 5-6 whistle or till kidney beans get soft, remove in bowl

Peel onions slice them and deep fry in some oil till brown in colour, remove from oil and let the onions cool, grind these with yogurt to a fine paste, and keep aside.

Grind ginger, garlic and green chilli to a paste and keep aside.

Grind tomatoes and make a paste.

Dry roast whole garam masala ( dalchini,clove,black peppercorns, black cardamom, green cardamom,cumin seeds)  grind it and make a powder.

Now in a pan add oil and add a bay leaf, add ginger garlic paste saute for 1 minute on medium flame then add onion paste and tomato paste saute for 2-3 minutes then add ground garam masala, coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, and salt mix well saute it for some time till the oil separate out then add boiled rajma and its water, check the consistency of gravy, if needed then add more water and let it boil for 15-20 minutes on low flame till rajma absorbs the flavors of gravy, keep it covered with a lid, then remove in a serving bowl garnish with green coriander and serve with steamed rice.