Rajma Curry with Brown Rice
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Rajma Curry with Brown Rice
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Richly spiced red kidney beans curry in a flavorpacked tomato based gravy
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Ingredients
- 1 cup dry rajma/red kidney beans soaked for 6 hours or overnight **
- 1 tablespoon ghee or oil for Vegan
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 yellow onion diced finely
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste grated
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste minced
- 1 teaspoon hot green chili minced
- 1 cup tomato puree
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1½ cups water
- ½ cup Chopped cilantro for garnish
Pot in Pot Brown Rice (optional)
- 1 cup brown rice rinsed and drained
- 1¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Rinse and soak dry Rajma for 6 hours or overnight in a covered container.
- Set Instant Pot to Saute mode and heat ghee. Add cumin seeds and allow them to sizzle, for about 1 minute. Press the Cancel button to turn off the Instant Pot.
- Add onion, ginger, garlic, green chili, onions, tomato puree, kidney beans, salt, coriander powder, turmeric, red chili powder, garam masala, and water. Give a quick stir.
- Optional Pot in pot brown rice: Add rice, water, and salt in a stainless steel bowl. Place a tall trivet inside the Instant Pot. Place the rice bowl on top of the trivet.
- Close the Instant Pot lid with Steam Release to Sealing. Set Instant Pot to Bean/Chili mode and adjust the cooking time to 30 minutes. Allow natural pressure release.
- Open the Instant pot, take out the rice bowl, and trivet.
- Garnish the rajma with cilantro. Serve hot with rice or parathas.
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Notes
- Organic beans or older/poor quality beans may need an extra 5 to 10 minutes of pressure cook time
- Use filtered water for soft-cooked kidney beans
- You can substitute store-bought tomato puree with homemade by roughly chopping 2 ripe tomatoes and pureeing them in a blender
- Forgot to soak the beans? Add an extra half a cup of water and increase the pressure cook time to 50 minutes followed by natural pressure release
- No time to soak the beans for 4 to 6 hours? To instantly soak rajma, bring 3 cups of water to a gentle boil. Add rinsed beans and keep covered for 30 minutes.
- Want to use canned kidney beans? Saute the onions and cumin seeds in ghee for 5 minutes or until the onions get translucent. Then add the remaining ingredients, reduce the water to half a cup and add only one teaspoon of kosher salt. Pressure cook for 5 minutes followed by natural pressure release. You can cook pot-in-pot white rice with the shortened pressure cooking time
- To make Vegan Rajma, use oil instead of ghee.
- Stove Top Recipe - Rajma masala can also be cooked in a stovetop pressure cooker. Follow the recipe up to step 3. Then pressure cook for 4 whistles on medium heat. Garnish with cilantro.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
385kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
69g
(23%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
1775mg
(74%)
Potassium
886mg
(25%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
454IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
74mg
(7%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 385 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 385kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 69g | 23% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 1775mg | 74% |
| Potassium | 886mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 454IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 74mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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39 reviews
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