Go Back

rajma masala curry recipe /curry for rice

Prep Time 8 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • Boiled Rajma beans - 1 cup
  • Big onions -2-3 medium size mince it
  • Tomatoes - 2 big grind it
  • Salt to taste
  • Ginger garlic equal amounts finely chopped - 2 tsp
  • Some coriander leaves for garnish
  • Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Garam masala powder - 11/2 tsp
  • Chilli powder - 11/2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  • 1 tsp butter optiona
  • Oil - 2-3 tsp

Instructions
 

  • Wash rajma and soak overnight then pressure cook it by adding little castor oil to it with needed salt.
  • Keep ready with nicely cooked rajma ,grind onion(mince), tomato(smoothly) separately.
  • Keep a kadai with oil add onions cook till they become nicely brown.
  • Then add ginger garlic finely chopped.
  • Saute for sometime.
  • Then add cumin,turmeric,chilli and garam masala to it and nicely stir till all the rawness goes off.
  • Now add tomato puree and nicely stir until oil oozes out.
  • Then add rajma with cooked water and extra water to bring to gravy consistency by adding salt.
  • Let it boil for ten minutes by closing the lid.
  • Add coriander leaves and butter switch off.
  • Serve with rice or even chappathi.

Notes

Adding butter is optional.
Even coriander powder can be added with all other powders.
As I have added cumin powder I have not added during tadka.
You can keep it as a dry curry or gravy according to your need.
You can add even ginger garlic paste if not as chopped.
Always cook rajma nicely.