Rajma Chawal | How to Make Rajma Chawal

 Easy Rajma Chawal Recipe

Rajma is one of the most popular lentil eaten in the northern India. It is quite a part of regular diet food of northern India and rightfully so with its thick aromatic sauce covering the red kidney beans.

Ingredients:

• 1 Tablespoon Ghee

• 1 Tablespoon Oil

• 1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds (jeera)

• 1 Teaspoon Black Peppercorn (kaali mirch)

• 1 Bay Leaf (taejpatta)

• 1-2 Green Chilies

• 1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste

• 1 Medium Onion roughly chopped

• 2 Medium Tomato roughly chopped

• Some chopped coriander

• 1 Teaspoon Salt

• 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder (haldi)

• 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala

• 1 Cup Kidney beans/Rajma

• 1 Cup White Rice

Instructions:

1. Soak one cup of kidney beans/ Rajma in one cup of water under night or for 4-5 hours.

2. Then in a pressure cooker boil them for 20 minutes or *

3. In a Kadai pour a tablespoon of oil to prepare the tadka. Once the oil is heat up, you can add 1 teaspoon of jeera/cumin seeds to it along with 1 bay leaf.

4. When the jeera stars sparkling* you can add the chopped onions in it. Once the chopped onions turned brownish, you can then add ginger garlic paste and then your finely chopped tomatoes. Squish the tomatoes with the ladle and once they turned into somewhat of a gravy, you can mix in with all your spices that include haldi, kaali mirch , garam masala and namak (turmeric powder, black pepper and your salt).

5. Now you can add in your boiled kidney beans/rajma in the prepared tadka after squishing it with the ladle first so that it will be easier for it to soak in the spices. Your rajma is prepared, and you can add more water according to your liking and garnish it with finely chopped coriander.

6. In a separate pressure cooker, boil one cup of washed white rice with one and half cup of water for 10-15 minutes. 

7. Serve the prepared rajma and chawal in a plate with a spoonful of ghee poured on top of your rajma to enhance the taste. You can also add some squeezed lemon juice for a little sour taste.

 Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 cup (250g)

Amount Per Serving

Calories                                                                     235

                                                                % Daily Value*

Total Fat         3.4g                                             4%

     Saturated Fat  0.6g                                         3%

     Trans Fat         0g

     Polyunsaturated Fat 0.7g

     Monounsaturated Fat 1.8g

Cholesterol 1.5mg                                               1%

Sodium 354mg                                                  15%

Total Carbohydrates 43g                                   16%

     Dietary Fiber 6.5g                                        23%

     Sugars 2.6g

Protein 9.5g

Potassium 504.8 mg                                          11%

*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.