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Rajma Beans

I will share with you my foolproof recipe for making restaurant-style Rajma Masala at home. You will need a pressure cooker or an Instant Pot to cook the beans quickly and easily. You can also use canned beans if you are short on time. I will also give you some tips and variations to customize your Rajma according to your taste and preference.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 350
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Rajma or kidney beans
  • 1 no onion
  • 1 no tomato
  • 3-4 tbsp oil
  • 2 tbsp Nagpur masala
  • 1 tsp Red chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tsp pomegranate powder
  • 1 tsp Fennel powder
  • 1/2 tsp Amchur powder or mango pwder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3 Cups water

Equipment

  • 1 Instant pot

Method
 

Instruction for Soaking Rajma beans in water
  1. Take 2 cups Rajma or Kidney beans, wash and add one litter water and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. Soak the beans for at least 5 hours or overnight.
  2. Take one medium onion and tomato, cut into small pieces. Add 2 bay leaves, and 3 tablespoon Nagpur masala. Keep all ingredients ready.
  3. Take 1 teaspoon red chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder, 2 teaspoon coriander powder, 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder, 1 teaspoon pomegranate powder, 1 teaspoon mango powder, 1 teaspoon fennel powder. Cumin seeds, mustered seeds, black cardamom, green cardamom. Keep all ingredients ready.
  4. Take one instant pot, plug the instant pot. Add 3-4 tablespoon oil.
  5. Once the oil heat up, add cumin and mustered seeds. Add pieces of onion and cook for 3 minutes.
  6. After cooking onions, add ginger garlic paste. Cook ginger garlic for 2 minutes.
  7. Add Nagpur masala and cook for 3 minutes.
  8. Add dry red chili powder and all other powdered ingredients.
  9. Add 1/2 cup water to the masala and cook it for 2 minutes.
  10. Add tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes.
  11. Add dry methi leaves and parsley or coriander.
  12. Add soaked Rajma or Kidney beans to the cooked masala.
  13. Add 1 and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the rajma.
  14. Add 3 cups of water to the rajma.
  15. Put the lid on and set the timer on Beans/ Chili mode for 30 minutes.
  16. Transfer cooked Rajma into serving bowl.
  17. Instant pot rajma ready for serving.