Rajma Chawal Recipe - Ingredients
Preparation Time : 8 hrs soaking time | Processing Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian| Recipe Reference: Tarla Dalal
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian| Recipe Reference: Tarla Dalal
Steamed Rice - 1 cup
Rajma - 1/2 cup
Big Onion - 1 small
Tomato - 2 medium
Ginger - 1 tsp finely chopped
Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp
Amchur powder(Dried Mango powder) - 1/2 tsp
Coriander Leaves - 3 tsp finely chopped
Salt - to taste
To temper:
Oil - 3 tspJeera - 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon - 1/4 inch piece
Cloves - 2
Green Chilli - 1 finely chopped
Method:
- Soak rajma in water overnight or atleast for 8 hrs. Drain and discard the water. Pressure cook with enough water for 4-5 whistles,dont drain water...Set aside.Puree the tomatoes without adding water.
- Keep the tomato paste aside.Heat a pressure cooker with oil - add the items listed under 'to temper' let it splutter then add ginger saute for for a second then add onions and fry till translucent.
- Then add tomato puree along with the spice powders and required salt.Let it boil till raw smell leaves.It will start thickening after few mins, simmer and cook.
- Add rajma along with cooked water and pressure cook on medium high flame for just 1 whistle.Once pressure releases,give a quick stir then garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.Add cooked rice and give a quick stir.
My Notes:
- In the orginal recipe I referred it is said to pressure cook rajma along with gravy with no prior cooking of rajma. But I preferred this way as I felt pressure cooking for 5 whistles along with the gravy will make the gravy to loose its flavour and texture.If your rajma variety cooks faster within just 2-3 whistles then you can follow the method mentioned in orginal recipe itself.
- You can have the gray with rotis or phulkas too, tastes great!
- The curry should be semi thick only then it hold together well with steamed rice.
- Pressure cooking at the last stage is optional but gives a nice blend of rajma with the curry.
- Adjust spice level according to your taste.
