Print

Rajma pulao

  • Author: Rettaikili
  • Prep Time: 10minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

Scale

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Rajma Red kidney beans
  • 1 cup Basmati rice
  • 1 Green chilli
  • 1 & ½ teaspoon Ginger garlic paste *see notes
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Tomato
  • 12 Mint leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
  • ½ teaspoon Kasuri methi
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
  • Salt

To temper

  • 2 tablespoons Ghee / oil
  • 1-inch Cinnamon
  • 1 Clove
  • 1 Cardamom
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds Or shahi jeera

Instructions

  1. Soak rajma overnight. Pressure cook with 1 & ½ cups water for 4 whistles until soft.
  2. In a small pressure cooker, temper with ghee, green chilies, sliced onion, and ginger-garlic paste.
  3. Add chopped tomato, salt, red chili powder, kasuri methi, and masala powder. Fry until tomato turns mushy.
  4. Add 1 & ½ cups water, soaked rice, lemon juice, and salt. Bring to a boil.
  5. Close the lid, and give 2 whistles in medium flame. Fluff the pulao once pressure is released.
  6. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with papad, raita, and pickle. Enjoy!

Did you make this recipe?

Share a photo and tag us — we can’t wait to see what you’ve made!