Rajma/Kidney Beans Gravy

Rajma

North Indian cuisine brings back nostalgic memories of Delhi.

This blogging marathon for the next 3 days my memories of Delhi and Amma cooking.

Rajma

Serves: 10

Futura Pressure cooker time: 20 minutes

Recipe Source: Futura Cookbook

Ingredients:

• 2 tblspn ginger garlic paste
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 3 red Kashmiri chillies, dry and whole
• 2 large onions, grated
• 3 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp red chilli powder
• Salt
• 2½ kidney bean soaked overnight or in hot water for 2 hours and drained
• 4¼ water
• 1 tsp garam masala powder

Method:

Rajma

• Heat the oil in the cooker, add the chillies and stir fry for a few seconds.
• Add the onions and fry gently till golden brown.
• Now add the ginger garlic paste stir fry till you get a nice aroma.
• Add the tomatoes, chilli powder and salt.
• Mix and cook till oil separates. You will need to do this cooking on of course low flame and for about 5 minutes. Remember to stir occasionally.
• Now add the soaked beans and the water. Stir. Close the cooker and bring to full pressure on high flame.
• Reduce heat and cook for 20 minutes. In a regular cooker cook for 6-7 whistles.
• Once done cool the cooker naturally.
• Open the cooker. Partially mash the beans with the ladle.
• Add garam masala and serve hot with naans or rice. I served with onion and green chilli stuffed rotis.

Rajma n Roti

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MASALE BHATH

Cravings that were what my second pregnancy was dotted with!!

I wanted to eat the strangest possible things   “adki” i.e. betel nut powder that my Papa makes (mind you I could barely stand the stuff before and used to wonder how my siblings could stuff themselves with it) to masala bhath I wanted it all.

I still remember stuffing myself with this delicious bhath at a party and then because my friend insisted drinking a lot of buttermilk, just to prevent heartburn as she put it.  Wow that was bliss!!

The effects of these cravings can be seen even now, for my younger one loved this rice preparation while the older one said it was strange, yes strange! Her choice of words left me feeling that I should make this rice more often.