Rajma/ Red kidney beans

Rajma is one of the typical North Indian (Punjabi dish) which is also call red kidney beans..This is also one of my mom's recipes, this curry dish is so soft and creamy that it melts in your mouth while eating..I never met anyone who doesn't like this dish.. It is best served with steaming hot rice..(Rajma Chawal) and is full of nutrition and taste.
Ingredients:-

Rajma or kidney beans:- 1 1/2 cup
Ginger: 1 tbsp
Garlic:- 1 tbsp
Onion(chopped lenghtwise):- 1 cup
Tomato:- 1 medium size
Oil:- 2-3 tbsp
Jeera:- 1 tsp
Turmeric:- 1 tsp
Hing/ Asafoetida:- A pinch
Red chilli powder:- 1/2 heaping tsp
Garam Masala:- 1/2 heaping tsp
Salt as per taste
Coriander for garnish

Procedure:-

1) Soak the rajma overnight ( or if you don't have enough time soak it in hot water for 3-4 hours).
2) Boil rajma in a pressure cooker with salt and 1 tsp of turmeric.
3) For tadka, heat oil in a pan, add jeera, allow it to splutter.
4) Add ginger and garlic, cook until light brown.
5) Add onion and cook for 2-3 minutes.
6) Add tomato, turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala & mix well.
7) Cook until tomatoes are tender.
8) Switch off the gas and let this tadka(tempering) cool down.
9) Grind the tadka into a smooth paste .
10)Transfer this paste in the same pan again and cook for other 3-4 minutes.
11) Add the boiled rajma into this and mix everything well.
12) Now slowly add the water as per your requirement that how thick gravy you need( use the same water in which you boiled the rajma before)

Serve with hot rice...Enjoy:)

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Carrot Fried Rice

Here is my version of Carrot Fried rice..These rice are not only appealing to eyes because of beautiful orange color of carrots but also to the stomach..It has the perfect balance of salt & sweetness..This is my entry for JFI:Carrots

"A carrot a day provides a hefty dose of vitamin A" a nutrient that fights infection, allows you to see well at night, and helps maintain healthy skin, hair and bones.DO YOU KNOW carrot come in a variety of colors like white, yellow , purple & red.

Carrot is most popular & versatile vegetable used for not only to make sabjis(savory dishes) but also to make different kinds of sweets/desserts.Carrots contain more sugar than any other vegetable but they are natural sugar which are easily assimilated.

It not only tastes good, it has so many health benefits and is highly cleansing.it is an excellent source of pro-vitamin A, vitamins C, D, E, K, B1 and B6.It is rich with biotin,potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus organic sodium, and some trace minerals.

To store carrots put it in a plastic storage bag and keep them in the coldest part of the refrigerator with the highest humidity. They should keep fresh up to two weeks.

Ingredients:-

Carrots( Grated):- 1 cup + 1/4 cup
Cooked Rice:- 5 cups
Onion:- 1/3 cup
Peas:- 1/2 cup
Almonds(chopped):- 1/4 cup
Garam Masala:- 1 tsp
Salt as per taste
Ghee:- 2 1/2 tbsp (Or vegetable oil)
Cumin seeds:- 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds:- 1/2 tsp
Dried Cranberries:- 2 tbsp
Lemon juice of half lemon
Green cardamom:- 3
Cinnamon stick:- 1 inch
Bay leaf:- 1
Cloves:- 3

Procedure:-

1)Cook the rice and cool it completely.
2) Heat ghee in a pan. Add Cumin, mustard, Bay leaf, Cloves, cinnamon & cardamom.
3) When seeds starts spluttering add almonds and fry until light brown.
4) Add cranberries and saute for a minute.
5) Add Onion and fry until onions are translucent.Don't brown the onions.
6) Add carrot, peas & salt ,cook for 3-4 minutes.
7) Add cooked rice, garam masala ,lemon juice & mix well.

Serve hot or at room temperature..Enjoy:)

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