Rajmah/ Red Kidney Beans

Ingredients:

• Rajmah/ Red Kidney Beans: 1 cup
• Onion: 1 (chopped)
• Tomatoes: 3 (chopped/ pureed)
• Green chilli: 1 (chopped)
• Ginger Garlic paste: 1 tsp
• Salt: to taste
• Turmeric pwd: 1 tsp
• Oil: 2-3 tbsp 
• Cumin seeds: 1-2 tsp

Method:

1. Wash rajmah and soak overnight in ample water (~3 cups).
2. Next day, add soaked rajmah in pressure cooker (alongwith water in which they were soaked), salt and turmeic pwd. Take 1 whistle on high flame and then heat for 1 hour on low flame.
3. Seasoning/ Tadka:
• Heat oil in pan.
• Add cumin seeds. Let them splutter. Add ginger garlic paste and green chilli. Cook for a minute.
• Add onion. Cook till they turn translucent.
• Add tomatoes and cook till they are done.
• Switch off the gas. Keep it aside. (You could blend the seasoning into more fine paste before adding to the cooked rajmah, if you prefer)
4. Add the above seasoning to the cooked rajmah and again take 1 whistle on high flame.
5. Cook on low flame for 5 mins.
6. Serve hot with rice/ parantha.