Easy Rajma Chawal Recipe

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Prep Time 10 Minutes

Cooking Time 25 Minutes

Servings 2-3

Rating

Rajma Chawal is a simple, yet delicious meal. Rajma is rich in iron and protein and when it is combined with rice which is a great source of carbohydrates and it becomes a wholesome meal. It is a great meal for kids lunch box too as it is one of the favorite dishes among the kids. Let’s follow this easy recipe.

Ingredients

1/2 cuprajma (kidney beans) , soaked overnight and drained
3 cupscooked rice (chawal) or leftover rice (chawal)
1 tbspoil
1/2 tspcumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 tspasafoetida (hing)
1/2 cupsliced onions
1/2 tspginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/2 cupchopped tomatoes
1/4 tspturmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tspchili powder
1 tspcoriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
saltto taste
1 tbspfinely chopped coriander (dhania)

Directions

Heat the oil in a pressure cooker and add the cumin seeds and asafoetida and saute on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add onions and ginger-garlic paste and saute on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add tomatoes, turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander-cumin seeds powder and salt, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes and stir occasionally.
Add rajma and 1 cup of water, mix well and pressure cook for 35 min.
Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
Add the cooked rice, mix it gently and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes and stir occasionally.
Add the coriander and mix it well.
Serve it.

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