Rajma / Kidney Beans Kurma For Chapathy

            

Rajma / kidney beans kurma For Chapathy:

          Kidney beans are very healthy. This is a delicious kurma goes well with chapathy and roti. It is a time saving receipe, the whole receipe has been made in a pressure cooker.

                                         

Ingredients :

·        Kidney beans – 1 cup

·        Onion – 2 chopped

·        Tomato – 1 chopped

·        Carrot – 1 (optional)

·        Potato – 1 (optional)

·        Green chilli –3 cut into two

·        Sambar powder – 1 spn

·        Garam masala powder – ½ spoon

·        Turmeric powder – ½ spoon

·        Salt as needed

To grind :

·        Coconut – ½ cup

·        Khus khus – ½ spoon

·        Sombu – ½ spoon

·        Green chilli - 3

·        Cashew – 2 or 3

·        Garlic – 3

·        Ginger – 1 inch

·        Chutney kadalai – 1 spoon

To temper :

·        Cinnamon  - 2 small pieces

·        Bay leaf -1

·        Curry leaves - few

Preparation :

          Soak beans in water for 15 hours .

Method :

o   Chop the onion and tomato  into normal sized pieces.

o   Grind the ingredients under the subtitle  “ to grind ” to a smooth paste.

o   Heat a pressure cooker with oil or ghee with oil and add the tempering items.

o   Then add onion , green chilli and fry for a minute in low flame.

o   Add the tomato and fry till it becomes mushy.

o   Add  grind paste followed by sambar powder, garam masala powder and turmeric powder.

o   Fry in a low flame till raw smell goes off. Add the kidney  beans and enough water.check the salt.

o   Pressure cook for  3 whistles.

o   Open after the steam releases completely and add chopped coriander leaves. Done! 

                        

Serve hot with chapathy.. J