Rajma - Kidney Beans

Ingredients:(Serves -- 4)

• 1 cup Rajma (red kidney beans)
• 1 onion
• 3-4 flakes of garlic
• 1-inch ginger piece
• 1 tomato
• 2-3 green chilies or as per taste
• Salt to taste
• Red chili powder to taste
• 1tsp Coriander (dhania) powder
• 1/4th tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4th tsp. garam masala powder
• l/2 tsp Degi mirch powder (red color powder)
• 3-4 tbsp. oil or ghee

• Wash Rajma and Soak them overnight. Pressure cook them for 20-25 minutes or till done with little salt and enough water .
• Prepare ginger-garlic paste, onion and green chili paste, and tomato puree
• Heat oil in a separate pan or kadhai, add ginger-garlic paste and fry till light brown.
• Now add onion paste and fry till golden brown.
• Now add all masalas and fry for a moment, add few drops of water if required.
• Add tomato puree and little water ( if required).
• Stir fry till it starts leaving oil. keep stirring from time to time while preparing masala.
• Take few rajma (without water) in a separate katori and mash them and keep aside. Now add Rajma's (without water) to the prepared masala and mix gently.
• Keep stirring for a minute or two. add the rajma water and the mashed rajma's. Mix well and allow one or two boils.
• If you like more hot sprinkle little garam masala over it.
  Else garnish with chopped coriander leaves.