Rajma Masala Recipe - Learn How To Make Rajma Curry

Rajma curry or Rajma Masala is an easy recipe made regularly at home. This dish of red kidney beans (rajma) being rich in proteins is very nutritious. When served with plain rice or jeera rice this dish lists as top favorite for the North Indians. Relish this yummy rajma curry or rajma masala with the below recipe:

Preparation time: 1o minutes; Soak the red kidney beans (rajma) in water for 6 hours.

Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes

Recipe Yield: 4 sevings

Ingredients:

  • Red Kidney Beans (rajma) - 1 cup soaked in water for 6 hours
  • Onion (pyaz) - 1 big size finely chopped
  • Tomato (tamatar) - 1 big size 
  • Ginger (adrak) - 1 tea spoon chopped
  • Garlic (lehsun) - 3-4 petals chopped
  • Green chilli (hari mirch) - 2 chopped
  • Spices:
    • Cumin Seed powder (jeera powder) - 1/2 tea spoon
    • Black pepper powder (kali mirch powder) -  1/2 tea spoon
    • Coriander powder (dhaniya powder) - 1/2 tea spoon
    • Red chilli powder (lal mirch powder) - 1/4 tea spoon
    • Turmeric powder (haldi powder) - 1 tea spoon
    • Asafoetida (hing powder) - 1 pinch
    • Cloves (laung) - 2-3
  • Mustard oil or Refined oil - 2 table spoon
  • Coriander leaves (hara dhaniya patti) - for garnish (as much required)
  • Salt to taste
  • Water to boil and steam the rajma and for gravy

Procedure for making Rajma Masala or Rajma Curry: 

  1. Wash the soaked kidney beans (rajma) well and steam them with 1 and a half cups of water, for 1 whistle in a pressure cooker. Lower the flame and let it cook for 12-15 minutes. Turn off the flame and allow it to cool. Remove the boiled kidney beans (rajma) along with the water from the cooker in a separate vessel to be used in later step. (Mash 1-2 kidney beans (rajma) with fingers to check if they are boiled properly)
  2. Heat a kadhai with some oil, and first add asafoetida (hing powder) to it. Now add chopped onions (pyaz) to the kadhai and suate them till golden brown.
  3. In a mixer grinder put the tomato (tamatar), ginger (adrak), garlic (lehsun), green chilli (hari mirch) and cloves (laung) to grind them to fine paste.
  4. Then add the tomato paste prepared in the previous step, into the cooking ingredients.
  5. Add the powdered spices, turmeric powder (haldi powder), cumin seeds powder (jeera powder), black pepper powder (kali mirch powder), coriander powder (dhaniya powder) and red chilli powder (lal mirch powder). Cook the masala being prepared till it turns red and oil begins to seperate from it.
  6. When the masala being prepared turns red and oil begins to seperate, add the boiled kidney beans (rajma) with water to it and mix. Allow it to cook on low flame for 5-7 minutes.
  7. Turn off the flame when the gravy thickens. Mash a few kidney beans (rajma) with the ladle which will also thicken the gravy.
  8. Transfer it to a beautiful serving bowl, and garnish with chopped coriander leaves (hara dhaniya patti).

(Tips: 1. After steaming the kidney beans (rajma) in pressure cooker, mash 1 or 2 of them to check that they are boiled properly; 2. Cook the masala on medium flame only. 3. If the boiled kidney beans (rajma) have excess water then do not use all of it. Use as much water as required for proper cooking of the rajma and preparing a gravy of thick consistency. If the water is less then add water as per requirement.)

 

राजमा मसाला या राजमा करी बनाने की प्रक्रिया:

  1. भिगोकर रखे हुए राजमा को अच्छी तरह से धो लें और फिर कुकर में ढाई कप पानी के साथ डालकर, 1 सीटी आने तक उबाल लें। फिर आंच को कम कर दें और राजमा को 12-15 मिनट तक धीमी आंच पर पकने दें।
  2. 12-15 मिनट के बाद गैस बंद कर दें और कुकर को ठंडा होने दें। उबले हुए राजमा को कुकर से पानी के साथ एक अलग पतीले में निकाल लें। (1-2 राजमा को उंगलियों से मैश करके देख लें कि वे उबल के नरम होगए हैं या नहीं )
  3. एक कढ़ाई गरम करें और उसमें थोड़ा तेल डालकर गरम करें, और फिर इसमें हींग और तेज पत्ता डालें। अब कढ़ाई में कटा हुआ प्याज डालें और उसे सुनहरा भूरे रंग का होने भूनें।
  4. एक मिक्सर जार में टमाटर, अदरक, लहसुन, हरी मिर्च और लौंग को डालकर उनका बारीक पेस्ट बना लें।
  5. अब कढ़ाई में टमाटर का पेस्ट डालें और लगातार चलाते हुए भूनें।
  6. फिर इसमें हल्दी पाउडर, जीरा पाउडर, काली मिर्च पाउडर, धनिया पाउडर और लाल मिर्च पाउडर डालें। मसालों से तेल अलग होने तक भूनें।
  7. जब मसाला तैयार भुन कर लाल होजाए और उस्से तेल अलग होने लगे तो, कढ़ाई में उबले हुए राजमा को पानी के साथ डाल दें। आंच धीमी कर दें और सामग्री को 5-7 मिनट तक कम आंच पर पकने दें।
  8. जब ग्रेवी थोड़ी गाढ़ी होजाए तो गैस को बंद कर दें। कुछ राजमा के दानों को कल्छी से मैश कर दें जिस्से कि ग्रेवी थोड़ी और गाढ़ी होजाएगी।
  9. राजमा मसाला या राजमा करी को एक खूबसूरत से सर्विंग कटोरे में परोसें, और इसे कटी हुई धनिया पत्ति के साथ गार्निश करें।

(टिप्स: 1. कुकर में राजमा को उबालने के बाद, 1 या 2 राजमा के दानों को मैश करके देख लें कि वे पक कर नरम होगए हैं या नहीं; 2. ग्रेवी के लिए तैयार किये जा रअहे मसालों को केवल मध्यम आंच पर ही पकाएं। 3. अगर उबले हुए राजमा में अधिक पानी है तो इसको पूरा न डालें। आपको जितनी गाढ़ी ग्रेवी रखनी हो उसके हिसाब से ही पानी डालें। यदि पानी कम है तो आवश्यकता के अनुसार और पानी डाल लें।)

 

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