Comfort food rajma rice recipe

  • Jul 04, 2024
  • By Team Baclinc
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Try this quick and easy recipe for rajma for lunch or dinner, and pair it with some rice for a satisfying meal!

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 bowl of soaked rajma
  • 4-5 tomatoes
  • 2-3 green chillies slit
  • ½ tablespoon saunf
  • ½ tablespoon melon seeds
  • ½ tablespoon dry ginger powder
  • 1 tablespoon  Bhoj Masale Kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1 tablespoon  Bhoj Masale rajma masala
  • ½ tablespoon jeera
  • ½ tablespoon coriander powder
  • ½ tablespoon garam masala
  • 1 tablespoon red chilli powder
  • ½ tablespoon kasuri methi 
  • ½ tablespoon ghee

 

Instructions:

  1. Cook the rajma: soak the rajma in water for 4-5 hours and cook it in a cooker for 8-9 whistles.
  2. Prepare the tomato puree: In a mixer, blend 4-5 tomatoes, 2-3 green chillies slit, ½ tablespoon saunf, ½ tablespoon melon seeds and ½ tablespoon dry ginger powder and make a smooth tomato puree.
  3. Add masala to the gravy base: Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan and add 1 tablespoon of  red chilli powder and mix the prepared tomato puree to it. To this, add 1 tablespoon coriander powder, 1 tablespoon  Bhoj Masale Kashmiri red chilli powder, 1 tablespoon  Bhoj Masale rajma masala,  ½  tablespoon coriander powder, ½ tablespoon garam masala and mix well.
  4. Bring all the ingredients together: Add the prepared rajma to this gravy and combine everything well.
  5. Garnish: Add some crushed kasuri methi on top of the gravy.
  6. Serve hot rajma with some rice and enjoy!

Tips:

  • The rajma cooks more quickly if it is soaked before cooking..
  • Cook it for a minimum of 5-6 whistles for it to mash completely.