rajma pulao recipe | kidney beans pulao | rajma beans pulao

Method10 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Use 1 cup fully cooked, drained kidney beans; canned beans are suitable. If preparing from dry, soak overnight, discard the soaking water, then boil vigorously in fresh water for at least 30 minutes and until tender before measuring the cooked beans. Rinse and soak the basmati rice (1 cup) in separate water for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the ghee (1 tbsp) in a pressure cooker and saute the bay leaf (1), pepper (¼ tsp), star anise (1), 1-inch cinnamon piece, 4 whole cloves and cumin until aromatic.

   Soak pulao rice · 20 minUses 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter · 1 bay leaf · ¼ tsp pepper · 1 star anise · 1 piece cinnamon stick · 4 whole cloves · 1 tsp cumin seeds · 1 cup cooked red kidney beans

2. 2

   Step 2: also saute ½ onion till they turn slightly golden.

   Uses ½ onion (thinly sliced) · whole spices sauteed aromatic in ghee

3. 3

   Step 3: now add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute well.

   Uses 1 tsp ginger garlic paste · sliced halfonion sauteed slightly golden

4. 4

   Step 4: additionally add 1 tomato and saute till it turns soft and mushy.

   Uses 1 tomato · ginger-garlic paste sauteed with onions

5. 5

   Step 5: Add the fully cooked kidney beans and saute for 1 minute.

   Saute cooked kidney beans · 1 minUses tomato cooked soft and mushy · one cup fully cooked drained red kidney beans, canned or safely prepared from dry

6. 6

   Step 6: Add the turmeric (0.25 tsp), chilli powder, ground coriander, garam masala (½ tsp) and 1 tsp salt and saute gently.

   Uses 0.25 tsp turmeric · 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder · 1 tsp coriander powder · ½ tsp garam masala · 1 tsp salt · cooked beans sauteed one minute in tomato base

7. 7

   Step 7: Drain the rice after its 20 minute soak, add to the spiced beans and saute for 1 minute.

   Saute soaked pulao rice · 1 minUses rajma with measured ground spices and salt · one cup basmati soaked twenty minutes and drained

8. 8

   Step 8: now add 2 cup water and 2 tbsp coriander leaves. stir well.

   Uses 2 tbsp fresh coriander · 2 cup water · soaked rice sauteed one minute with spiced beans

9. 9

   Step 9: Cover and pressure cook over medium heat for about 2 whistles according to your cooker instructions, until the rice and beans are tender. Let the pressure release fully before opening.

   Uses rice beans spices with two cups water and fresh coriander

10. 10

    Step 10: Serve the cooked rajma pulao with raita if desired.

    Uses rice/beans cooked tender and cooker pressure fully released