Rajma Chawal

Kidney beans in tomato gravy with rice.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Kidney beans
• 2 cups Rice
• 3 Onions
• 4 Tomatoes
• 2 tbsp Ginger
• 6 cloves Garlic
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp Garam masala
• 1 tsp Turmeric
• 1 tsp Chili powder
• 4 tbsp Ghee
• 2 tsp Salt
• 6 cups Water

Method

1. Soak overnight — Soak the kidney beans at least 8 hours, then boil until completely soft.
2. Make the masala — Temper cumin in ghee, add onion and cook until deep brown, then ginger, garlic and tomato.
3. Cook it down — Fry until the oil separates from the masala — this step decides the whole dish.
4. Combine — Add the beans with their cooking water and simmer 30 minutes.
5. Thicken — Mash some beans against the pot so the gravy turns creamy.
6. Rajma is ready — Finish with garam masala and serve over rice.

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