Name: Rajma Gravy
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Rajma (Red kidney beans); 1 no Onion (chopped, big); 2 nos Tomato (chopped); 2 tsp Ginger (chopped); 2 tsp Garlic (chopped); 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 2 nos Bay leaf (Karuga/Vazhana ela); Salt (As reqd); 1 - Curd; 1/4 tsp Sugar; 4 tsp Oil; 2 cups Water; Coriander leaves for garnishing; 4 nos Pepper corns (Kurumulaku); 1 no Cardamom (Elakka); 3 nos Cloves (Grambu); 1" piece Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 1/2 of Onion (chopped); 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 11/2 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Chilly powder

Rajma Gravy

Red kidney beans cooked with ginger-garlic and spices

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Prep Time 30 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

1 cup Rajma Red kidney beans
1 no Onion chopped, big
2 nos Tomato chopped
2 tsp Ginger chopped
2 tsp Garlic chopped
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
2 nos Bay leaf Karuga/Vazhana ela
Salt As reqd
1 - Curd
1/4 tsp Sugar
4 tsp Oil
2 cups Water
Coriander leaves for garnishing

For masala paste:-

4 nos Pepper corns Kurumulaku
1 no Cardamom Elakka
3 nos Cloves Grambu
1" piece Cinnamon Karugapatta
1/2 of Onion chopped
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
11/2 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Chilly powder

Instructions

Soak the rajma overnight (or atleast for 4 hours).
Pressure cook with 2 cups of water upto 5 - 7 whistles on low flame.
Drain and keep aside. Retain the water.
Grind the ginger-garlic into a fine paste.
Heat oil in a kadai.
Add cumin seeds and bay leaf and saute for 2 mins.
Add ginger-garlic paste and saute, till the raw smell goes off.
Saute onions till light brown.
Add the masala paste and blend well for 5 mins.
Add the tomatoes and sugar and stir well, till its fluffy.
Add the curd and stir well continuously, till the oil separates.
Simmer for 5 - 7 mins.
Add the cooked rajma and salt and mix well.
Add water and cook on low flame for 7 - 10 mins, till the gravy thickens.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
:- Serve hot with chappathis or naan or white rice.
:- Can add a pinch of hing, if desired.

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hari March 26, 2006

nice receipe.it turned out to be very good

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Monica Varghese October 22, 2008

I just tried this Recipe… very good…. Nice taste. Just the right touch of sourness to it to please your appetite taste buds!! good job! Thanks for the recipe.

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Deepa May 14, 2008

Very good recipe. My husband is not a fan of Rajma, but he liked this recipe.

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Dish October 8, 2007

Came out wonderful.I made this for my guests and they loved it.They said it was the best rajma they`d ever had.The only changes I made was to add 2 green chillies while frying onions,mashed about 1/3rd of the rajma and also 1 1/2 tbsp of ketchup before leaving it to simmer.Came out perfect.Thnks for the recipe!


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Priyanka Vinod March 31, 2011

“PERFECT”…thatz the comment i got from hubby dearest….and it is indeed the most genuine taste of the rajma curry we get in the north India..thank you…