Recipe- Family's Favorite Rajma Masala

Rajma Masala or kidney beans curry is a delicious, vegan Indian curry from North India. Red kidney beans are cooked in rich onion tomato masala. One of the best way to enjoy this popular Indian curry, Rajma masala with rice knows as Rajma Chawal.This Rajma recipe is our family favourite.

Ingredients

250 grams Red Kidney beans
½ cup onion paste
3 Tomatoes medium-sized pureed
1 teaspoon ginger garlic
Salt to taste
2 tablespoon Cooking oil or ghee
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
½ teaspoon cumin powder
½ teaspoon garam masala powder
2 tablespoon coriander leaves

Method

- Start instant pot on saute mode. Add oil and cumin seeds.

- Add onion paste and ginger and garlic. Stir andsautéfor about 2 minutes till onion paste is light brown.

- Tip in the spice powders one by one. First add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and coriander powder and stir to combine well.

- Add in the pureed tomatoes and cook the onion tomato masala for 3-4 minutes. Stir it continuously and cook till the masala starts releasing the oil.

- Next, add in the soaked rajma in the instant pot stir to coat them with the masala.

- Add 4 cups of water and close the instant pot lid.

- Set the instant pot to pressure cook mode and set the timer to 20 minutes.

- Once the pressure cooking cycle is complete allow to stand for 5 minutes and then release the pressure by moving the valve to the venting position.

- Once pressure is fully released open the lid add chopped coriander or cilantro mix it and serve with steamed rice or rot