Greetings Hivers, I've got one of my favorite dishes to share with you all, my version of rajma chawal, or red beans and rice, prepared South Asian style, and sure to be a hit with any bean lovers.
π§ Rajma Chawal Ingredients π
- dry red kidney beans (rajma dal) | 1 cup
- white onions | 2
- red onions | 2
- garlic | 4 cloves
- ginger | thumb-sized knob
- tomato puree | 2 cups
- cumin seed | 2 tsp
- coriander powder | 1 tbsp + 1 tsp
- turmeric powder | Β½ tsp
- paprika | 2 tsp
- chili powder | ΒΌ to 1 tsp
- garam masala | 2 tsp
- salt | 1 tsp (adjust to your liking)
π₯ Rajma Preparation π¨βπ³
STEP 1
Β Β Β Soak the kidney beans in water overnight, or at least 4 hours before cooking. PurΓ©e the onions and set aside. PurΓ©e the tomatoes and set aside. You should have approximately 2-3 cups of tomato puree. Finely slice the garlic and ginger.
STEP 2
Β Β Β Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a pressure cooker, then add the cumin seeds and fry a few seconds until they are fragrant.
STEP 3
Β Β Β Add the onion purΓ©e and some of the salt, and sautΓ© on low heat until onions are reduced by half and caramelized.
STEP 4
Β Β Β Add the sliced garlic and ginger and continue to sautΓ© until ginger and garlic are fragrant.
STEP 5
Β Β Β Add the tomato puree, turmeric powder, chili powder, paprika powder, chili powder, coriander powder, the rest of the salt, and garam masala powder. Bring to a simmer and cook until tomatoes are reduced by half in volume.
STEP 6
Β Β Β Discard the soaking the water and add the beans plus one cup of water. Place the lid on the pressure cooker and increase the flame to medium heat. Bring to a whistle three times, then turn off the stove and allow the pressure cook to vent until all steam has escaped.
Β Β Β Salt to taste and garnish with fresh ginger, red onions, and scallions. Serve with steamed rice.
Β Β Β I hope you enjoyed this recipe. It's quite popular in our house with the (@KidSisters), and it's a very filling dish full of protein.
Β Β Β As you can see, part of the fun is playing with your food, and our girls enjoying add things to this dish such as fresh sliced red onions, sliced ginger, green onions, and sliced carrots.
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π THANKS FOR READING π
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We have red kidney beans READILY available everywhere and soooo cheap - this looks amazing!! And definitely something I will make!
We eat LOADS of legumes and are always fascinated at different flavours.
You serve it with rice, I see. Do you ever serve it cold as a dip too - with raw veggies?? Curious on the serving ideas cos we do low carb more and more and are both feeling lighter, healthier and more energized as a result.
Thanks for the kind words, we are carb-lovers in this house, so we usually eat it with rice, dumplings, chapatis, parathas, or puris, but I'm sure something low-carb could be done. I used to have a restaurant customer that loved replacing his rice with a baked potato, and they do work as nice substitutes in some dishes. It would probably be nice with this recipe since there are no potatoes in the curry. !ENGAGE 40
ENGAGEtokens.I have never made these beans like this before. Great idea and I love the blending of the onions for a change. Sounds like a great sauce. This is right up my alley and my stomach is yearning for this!
I like this a little saucy for dippin', so I sometimes blend things that traditional recipes normally wouldn't do, but I'm a renegade. This dish is so much better with some form of bread than rice.!ENGAGE 20
ENGAGEtokens.Rajma Chawal is a very popular north Indian dish. I too like it very much but it becomes very difficult to cook Rajma. It it is not properly cooked it doesn't become tasty. Your recipe presentation and cooking method are neat and clean, I liked it. Looking so yummy!!
Very true, I always use a pressure cooker to cut down on cooking time, because you're right, it can take a long time for rajma to cook fully. Thanks for stopping by. !ENGAGE 25
ENGAGEtokens.Rajma Chawal is Love π It's my every Sunday lunch and this is one thing i can't live without. I will also share my recipe of rajma chawal very soon. And i am definately going to try your recipe too since it looks yummm π
Looking forward to it, I love to see the different ways chefs prepare the same dish. Thanks for stopping by chef. !ENGAGE 20
ENGAGEtokens.Hi @justinparke This preparation looks too rich, I never imagined that tomato and beans would come together on a plate. As soon as I get the chance, I will, as it whetted my appetite. Could it be modified and replaced with another grain you have on hand?
Thanks for the kind words. You could replaced the beans with any local bean you have access to, and it will be just as delicious. I really like to prepare this recipe with black beans and garbanzo beans as well. !ENGAGE 25
ENGAGEtokens.Wow! You are quite the chef! That look amazing! I wish I could have some for lunch1 Yum!πππ
Thanks chef, I just need to finish this meal with one of your amazing desserts. !ENGAGE 10
ENGAGEtokens.Amazing it is a popular dish in North India and the Onions, Tomato, Garlic, Ginger makes it perfect. Lovely, Wish to see a lot more of these.
Thank you for stopping by chef. This is one of my family's favorite dishes. Did you ever prepare a profile pic? !ENGAGE 15
ENGAGEtokens.I am doing that also but in different way... π
Would love to see it, please share with us when you do. !ENGAGE 5
I will! Very soon!!! ^_^
ENGAGEtokens.Between you and your wife there is never a let down of yummy dishes that you guys produce, i might have to pack my bags and come and live with you guys for a while ...hehe π
If you came you'd certainly eat well. We hope to get a cafe going again somewhere on Earth one day. !ENGAGE 15
That would be awesome i am sure you will do it again one day i shall find you π
ENGAGEtokens.Wow your girls knows how to handle the heat!!πΆeven with fresh onion!!
Monkey-B loves most vegetables raw more than cooked, and has been know to eat raw pumpkin, and I've even seen her eat raw potato once. They have been raised on chilies, but both of our daughters still don't like to encounter a big piece. !ENGAGE 10
ENGAGEtokens.I want to eat brother.
Don't eat your brother, just eat the beans. Sometimes I get so hungry I could eat a brother though. !ENGAGE 5
Yes brother π
ENGAGEtokens.Yes really well π
πMust be good. When I saw step 1, I scrolled back to the top. It looked like fruit juice or smoothies. So colorful. Reading further, I realized it was tomato and onion purΓ©e. Well Im tomato is a fruit ... isnβt it? π
Somehow it didn't feel that red when I was making it, but it certainly turned out bright red in the end. Bless up! !ENGAGE 20
ENGAGEtokens.Thank you. π
Lovely presentation. π
This is amazing, your presentation is very interesting.
I like to see it.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for the kind words, I love cooking. !ENGAGE 10
yeah,welcome...
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Oh this one so delicious and beautiful red. Thank you for made a delicious dinner.
Glad you liked it, but I think Monkey-B likes this one more than any of us. !ENGAGE 10
ENGAGEtokens.Bookmarking this for later! Some delicious layers of flavor here. Between you and @sreypov, the @kidsisters probably eat better than almost any other young girls I know!
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We do have some food-related comas from time to time, but nothing we haven't recovered from so far. !ENGAGE 20
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