Kashmiri Rajma Gravy – Red Kidney Beans Gravy Without Onion, Garlic For Rice,Chapathi

• Rajma/Red kidney beans – 1.25 cups
• Bay leaf – 1 no
• Water – 4 nos

To saute

• Cooking oil or mustard oil – 2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds/Jeera – 1 tsp
• Ginger – 2 inch piece ( chopped finely or grated)
• Asafetida/Hing – 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
• Dhania powder/coriander powder – 4 tsp
• Red chilli powder – 1.5 tsp ( Add 1 tsp for less spice)
• Sugar – 1/4 tsp
• Salt – as needed
• Crushed Kasoori methi – 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves – to garnish

For spice powder

• Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
• Cloves – 3 nos
• Cardamom -3 nos
• Pepper corns -1/2 tsp

OR

• Garam masala powder – 1 tsp

To grind

• Tomato – 4 nos ( small,Use 3 if big)

• Wash and soak the kidney beans/Rajma for 5 hours. Pressure cook it adding 5 cups of water and a bay leaf. Cook for three whistles in very low flame.Open the cooker,take out 1/4 cup of cooked rajma and reserve it for later use.

• Grind 4 tomatoes into puree. Dry grind the spices given under “For spice powder” to a fine powder.Freshly ground garam masala powder is ready.Set aside.

• In a kadai,heat oil and splutter cumin seeds , ginger and hing.Add the tomato puree and mix well.

• Let the tomato puree boil well till it thickens.Take care,it splutters.Now add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, dhania powder,sugar,salt and mix well.Boil till the oil floats on top.

• Grind the reserved 1/4 cup of rajma to a coarse paste and add it to the gravy.Add the remaining cooked rajma along with its water & bay leaf.

• Boil till the gravy reaches the desired consistency.Switch off the flame and add freshly ground garam masala powder, crushed kasoori methi,mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with hot rice & chapathi.

Enjoy !
Check out my Rajma Sundal & Rajma Biryani recipes too.

• Adjust the quantity of red chilli powder and dhania powder as per your taste.
• If you want to add onions & garlic,add finely chopped onions,garlic and saute in oil after adding cumin seeds,ginger and hing.