--Simple Rajma curry recipe(Punjabi vegetarian curry) --
Ingredients : 1. Rajma(soya beans), dried – 1.5 cup (Soak it in enough water for 8 hrs)
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Onion – 1 medium, chopped
Green chilies – 2 – 3 slit
Salt – To taste
Water – Around 1.5 cup or as required
2. Onion – 1/2 cup, sliced
Ginger – 1 tsp, thinly sliced
Garlic – 2, finely chopped
Tomato – 1 medium, chopped
3. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
4. Thick coconut milk – 1/4 cup ( I used 2 tbsp canned coconut milk)
5. Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Dry red chilies – 2
6. Salt – To taste
7. Oil – As required Method:# Pressure cook the ingredients numbered 1 for 1 whistle or until done. Set aside.
# Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds and fry dry red chilies. Add sliced onion+chopped ginger+garlic+curry leaves+chopped tomato. Fry until tomato gets mashed up and oil starts appearing. Bring down the heat.
# Add the spice powders numbered 3.
# Fry until their raw smell is gone. Add the cooked rajma along with the water in which it was cooked.
# Bring to a boil at medium-low heat. Add thick coconut milk. Switch off when the curry starts to boil. Serve with chapatis.
