Rajma Masala Recipe | Rajma Curry Recipe

Rajma Masala Recipe with step by step pictures and a short YouTube video. This Rajma curry recipe is a two in one side dish, as it pairs well with both chapati and rice. I usually prepare this gravy in a large batch for lunch, cook some rice and make it as rajma chawal combo and I use the leftover gravy for dinner with hot phulka. This is really a healthy and nutritious gravy recipe from Punjabi cuisine. Ok, let’s hop to the recipe

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Rajma Masala Recipe

Rajma Masala Recipe | Rajma Curry Recipe

Priya Santhamohan

Rajma Masala Recipe / Rajma curry recipe is a two in one side dish, as it pairs well with both chapati and rice. This is really a healthy and nutritious gravy recipe from the Punjabi cuisine.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Soaking Time 8 hrs

Total Time 35 mins

Course Gravy, Side Dish, Sidedish for Rice, Sidedish for Roti

Cuisine Punjabi, Indian

Servings 4 People

Calories 138 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1 Cup Rajma Beans / Red Kidney Beans
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Chilli Powder
• 1 tsp Coriander Powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder Link for garam masala
• 1 tsp Kasuri Methi Leaves (Optional)
• 2 tbsp Fresh Cream (Optional)
• Salt To Taste

To Saute and Grind

• 2 Onion
• 3 Tomato
• 4 Flakes Garlic
• 1 Inch Piece Ginger

To Temper

• 1 tbsp Oil / Butter Link for butter
• 1 tsp Jeera
• 1 Piece Cinnamon
• 2 Cloves
• 1 Bay Leaf

Instructions

 

• First, chop onion, tomato, ginger and garlic roughly. Then measure and keep all the other ingredients ready.
• Soak rajma beans in enough water for 8 hours or overnight.  Then rinse well for 3 times. Add little salt and pour 2 cups of water. Pressure cook it for 3 whistles. Then measure and keep the tempering ingredients by side.
  
• Heat 1/2 tbsp of oil in a pan, add onion, ginger, garlic and saute till it turns translucent. Then add tomato and saute till mushy.
  
• Once it cools down, transfer it to a mixer. Pour 1/2 cup of water and grind it to a smooth paste.
• Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and temper with the ingredients listed in the table 'To Temper'. Then pour the grounded onion - tomato paste.
  
• Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and together with coriander powder.
  
• Then add garam masala and required salt.
  
• Cook covered for 7 to 8 minutes in low flame, till the raw smell leaves and oil separates. Now add the cooked rajma beans.
  
• Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, till the gravy and rajma beans blends well. Finally, garnish with coriander leaves or kasuri methi leaves.

  Serve this Rajma masala recipe with chapathi or rice.

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Notes

Tips for Rajma curry recipe

1. In the first place, soak rajma beans for a minimum of 8 hours or overnight, therefore it gets easily cooked.
2. In addition to that ensure rajma beans are properly cooked and it is soft.
3. Red rajma beans get cooked faster, but I used regular ones only.
4. For a restaurant-style rajma curry recipe, use butter for tempering.
5. Instead of grinding onion and tomato, it can be finely chopped and used too.
6. For a quick version, finely chopped onion and tomato puree can be used, other steps are the same.
7. Even little mashed rajma beans can be added at last, to get more volume and thickness in the gravy.
8. Furthermore, for more flavour, Kasuri methi leaves can be used. But I used coriander leaves only.
9. Even ready-made canned/tinned rajma beans can be used hence It simplifies the process.
10. For a rich taste, 2 tbsp of fresh cream can be added at the end.

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Method for Rajma Masala Recipe

1. First, chop onion, tomato, ginger and garlic roughly. Then measure and keep all the other ingredients ready.

2. Soak rajma beans in enough water for 8 hours or overnight. Then rinse well for 3 times. Add a little salt and pour 2 cups of water. Pressure cook it for 3 whistles. Then measure and keep the tempering ingredients by side.

3. Heat 1/2 tbsp of oil in a pan, add onion, ginger, garlic and saute till it turns translucent. Then add tomato and saute till mushy.

4. Once it cools down, transfer it to a mixer. Pour 1/2 cup of water and grind it to a smooth paste.

5. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and temper with the ingredients listed in the table ‘To Temper‘. Then pour the grounded onion – tomato paste.

6. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and together with coriander powder.

7. Then add garam masala and required salt.

8. Cook covered for 7 to 8 minutes in low flame, till the raw smell leaves and oil separates. Now add the cooked rajma beans.

9. Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, till the gravy and rajma beans, blends well. Finally, garnish with coriander leaves or Kasuri methi leaves.

Serve this Rajma masala recipe with chapati or rice.

Rajma Curry Recipe