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Rajma Chawal
A Taste from Punjab
Rajma Chawal
Rajma
Ingredients
1 Cup rajma, soaked in water for 8-10 hours (kidney beans)
2 Onions
2-3 Tomatoes
1/2 Inch piece adrak (ginger) cut into juliennes
2 cloves lahsun (garlic)
1 tea spoon dhania powder
1/2 tea spoon garam masala
1/2 tea spoon lal mirch
1/2 tea spoon haldi
2 Table spoon oil
1/2 inch piece tej patta (bay leaf)
1 table spoon finely chopped hara dhania (coriander leaves)
Salt to taste
Process
Pressure cook rajma along with little salt . It should be cooked well.(put enough water and keep on low flame for about 45 min -one hour )
In a mixer jar grind onions, tomatoes, lahsun, dhania powder and lal mirch all together.
Heat oil in a pan, add tej patta, ginger and the ground masala.
Fry till it leaves the oil.
Pour the boiled rajma, mix well.
Add salt and hot water if required .
Boil for 2-3 mins, add garam masala, remove from flame.
Garnish with hara dhania and serve with rice, roti.
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