Monday, July 9, 2007

The ultimate Rajma

Ingredients;
Rajma (kidney beans)-250 gms
Onion -2 medium
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Tomatoes 2 large
Oil -2 tbsp
Spices –jeera,
Whole cloves (loung)2
Whole black pepper 3-4
Cinnamon( dalchini) sticks 2
Cardamom (hari elaichii) 1
Doda elaichi1,bay (tej patta) leaves 2
Turmeric pwd 1 tsp
Coriander pwd 2 tsp
Chilly pwd 1tsp
Garam masala 1 tsp
Rajma or chana masala 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Method;-
Wash & soak rajma for about 6 hrs.Boil soaked rajma in pressure cooker with the slightly ground whole spices like long, pepper, dalchini, elaichi,salt, little chilly garlic paste, 1tsp rajma masala for 30 mins or until soft. Meanwhile heat oil in a wok or pan. Put jeera & let them splutter. Chop onion & tomatoes to paste separately. After jeera put onion & sauté them until turn brown. Then put ginger garlic paste & again sauté it till the oil shows itself. After that put all dry spices & mix well. Then put tomato puree& stir well until oil removes. Lastly add salt a pinch of sugar &pour boiled rajma over the gravy. Add water according to consistency needed.Boil for few mts & garnish with coriander before serving.

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