Name: Rajma (Kidney Bean Curry)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Dry red kidney beans - 2 cups; Onion, chopped - 1 large; Garlic, chopped - 4 cloves; Fresh ginger root, chopped - 1 (2 inch) piece; Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons; Ghee (clarified butter) - 2 teaspoons; Dried red chile peppers, broken into pieces - 2; Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon; Whole cloves - 6; Ground turmeric - 1 teaspoon; Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon; Ground coriander - 1 teaspoon; Tomatoes, chopped - 2; Water - 2 cups; White sugar - 1 teaspoon; Salt to taste - 1 teaspoon; Garam masala - 2 teaspoons; Ground red pepper - 1 teaspoon; Cilantro leaves, chopped - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Rajma (Kidney Bean Curry)

1. Dry red kidney beans 2 cups

2. Onion, chopped 1 large

3. Garlic, chopped 4 cloves

4. Fresh ginger root, chopped 1 (2 inch) piece

5. Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons

6. Ghee (clarified butter) 2 teaspoons

7. Dried red chile peppers, broken into pieces 2

8. Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon

9. Whole cloves 6

10. Ground turmeric 1 teaspoon

11. Ground cumin 1 teaspoon

12. Ground coriander 1 teaspoon

13. Tomatoes, chopped 2

14. Water 2 cups

15. White sugar 1 teaspoon

16. Salt to taste 1 teaspoon

17. Garam masala 2 teaspoons

18. Ground red pepper 1 teaspoon

19. Cilantro leaves, chopped ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Rajma (Kidney Bean Curry)

1 . Stage

Place the kidney beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours or overnight. Drain and rinse.

2 . Stage

Grind the onion, ginger, and garlic into a paste using a mortar and pestle.

3 . Stage

Heat the oil and ghee together in a pressure cooker over medium heat. Fry the red chile peppers, cumin seeds, and whole cloves in the hot oil until the cumin seeds begin to splutter; stir the onion paste into the mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown. Season with the ground turmeric, ground cumin, and ground coriander; continue cooking for a few more seconds before adding the tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes are completely tender.

4 . Stage

Add the drained kidney beans to the pressure cooker with enough water to cover; pour the 2 cups water additionally to the cooker. Add the sugar and salt. Close the pressure cooker and bring to 15 pounds of pressure; cook about 40 minutes. Lower the heat to low and cook another 10 to 15 minutes. Release the pressure and open the cooker. Stir the garam masala and ground red pepper into the bean mixture; garnish with chopped cilantro to serve.