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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

Method
 

  1. Wash rajma and soak overnight then pressure cook it by adding little castor oil to it with needed salt.
  2. Keep ready with nicely cooked rajma ,grind onion(mince), tomato(smoothly) separately.
  3. Keep a kadai with oil add onions cook till they become nicely brown.
  4. Then add ginger garlic finely chopped.
  5. Saute for sometime.
  6. Then add cumin,turmeric,chilli and garam masala to it and nicely stir till all the rawness goes off.
  7. Now add tomato puree and nicely stir until oil oozes out.
  8. Then add rajma with cooked water and extra water to bring to gravy consistency by adding salt.
  9. Let it boil for ten minutes by closing the lid.
  10. Add coriander leaves and butter switch off.
  11. 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.