22 February, 2018

KIDNEY BEANS/RAJMA PULAO

A healthy one pot meal that can be packed for lunch box too for people of any age. I just prepare this following the procedure which we follow for making any regular pulao. It was a spicy, yummy and filling dish. I have used chitra rajma (light coloured one) which is said to be of the good quality here in north India. We can also use that red colored rajma. Generally they say that rajma which is full of Potassium, Magnesium, Iron & Protein, is a good meat substitute for vegetarians. This also contains Vitamin K, that is known to protect your cells from Oxidative stress and further reduce the risks of cancer. Though it has many amazing health benefits, It is good to use this legume moderately, because high amount of red kidney beans can disrupt cellular metabolism, moreover Gout and Kidney stones patients are advised to avoid excess consumption of this beans. You can also check lentils & pulses masale dosa/dosay & rajma oats paratha here in this blog. The quantity of ingredients mentioned below yields 4 servings.

Ingredients :

Rajma/Kidney beans – 1/2 cup (when soaked the quantity increases)
Basmati rice – 1 cup (you can use any rice which you use regularly)
Oil – 1 tsp
Green chilli – 1
Ginger – 1/2 tbsp
Onion – 1 big
Tomato – 1 big
Mint/Pudina leaves – 10 nos.,
Red chilli powder – 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder/haldi – 1/4 tsp
Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves – to sprinkle

To powder together :

Cinnamon – 1″ stick
Cloves – 4 nos.,
Cardamom – 1
Cumin – 1 tsp

PROCEDURE :

Soak rajma for overnight, pressure cook by adding 2 cups of water till soft (it took 4 whistles in my cooker), later you can use this water only to cook the Pulao
Powder together all the ingredients listed under the heading ‘to powder together’ and rinse well the rice

Chop onion, green chilli and chop the tomato and grind it coarsely
Heat oil in a cooker, add in ground powder and saute it, add in onion, ginger and green chilli, fry till onions are translucent