Rajma Masala/Dark Red Kidney Beans Masala

Rajma masala,I love it the most as a side dish for puris.It is easy to make and is also a very delicious and nutritious dish.

My entry for Nandita's Weekend breakfast blogging ,Tony's Curry Mela and Cate's ARF/5 A DayTuesday

Ingredients

Rajma = 1&1/2cup
Onion = 1
Tomato = 1
Ginger&garlic paste = 1tbsp
Cumin seeds = 1/4tsp
Turmeric powder = 1/2tsp
Coriander powder = 1tsp
Red chilli powder = 1tsp
Garam masala = 1/2tsp
Kasoori methi = 1/8tsp
Oil = 2tbsp
Salt

Method

Wash the kidney beans and soak it in plenty of water overnight

Dark red kidney beans
After soaking overnight

Rinse and Drain
Boil the kidney beans(If pressure cooking add 1cup water for every cup of rajma)
Heat oil,add the cumin seeds and ginger-garlic paste and sauté till it turns brown
Add finely sliced onion and fry till it turns brown
Add the red chilli,turmeric and coriander powder and fry for a few seconds
Add the finely chopped tomato,salt and allow it to cook for a minute
Add the boiled rajma along with the water it was boiled in
Allow it to simmer for 10 min
Finally add the kasoori methi and garam masala powder and simmer for another 3mins

Rajma masala served with puris

P.S This is how I make a quicker version of the same rajma masala...Instead of sautéing the onions,I add sliced onion and tomato along with the rajma in a pressure cooker with little salt.Then I sauté the ginger garlic paste,add the masala powders,tomato puree and add this mixture.This way we save the time the onions take to sauté and also it makes a fairly thicker gravy.