Rajmah recipe

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Does anyone have a killer rajma recipe? Please share.

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Let me ask my wife. The whole family is crazy about how she makes it

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^ TLK, i’ll be looking forward to Niksik Bhabhi’s yummy recipe.

ask her also if she has ever tried or make Rajma paraaThaa? i once had one and i loved it. my Bhabhijaan thinks that it sucks. let’s see what she thinks of it. thanx :slight_smile:

Muslimah Jii, aap bhii apnii raaye dijiyegaa. shukria.

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Rajmah is the Indian name for laal lobia right?

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^ no even Kashmiri says rajmah

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this is how I make:

Blend the tomatoes with their skin, along with the coriander leaves and the green chillis to a smooth paste.

Heat the oil in pan, add the fenugreek leaves, followed by the garlic and ginger paste. Stir for a minute, then add the onions. Fry until they are golden. Add the blended tomatoes and the spices (cumin, turmeric, coriander powders) and let these fry for a few minutes on low heat.
let this cook/simmer until the gravy thickens .

Then add the kidney beans(boiled) plus some salt and stir together for a few minutes.

Finally add about some water and let it come to a boil. Cover the pan, and cook on medium heat for about 10-12 minutes.

let it simmer for a few minutes until required consistency.

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Kidney beans … white or dark brown type.

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Lol I am kashmiri and we just call it laal lobia.

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^ my mum side is Kashmiri and they call it rajmah but I call either kidney beans or lobia

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I like the way Devlish Angel has made it above. Here’s my recipe:

Soak 2 cups of dry red kidney beans overnight in enough water.
Drain that water when you’re ready to cook, boil with a new batch of water, just enough to cover if you’re using a pressure cooker; otherwise you will require some more. I add some salt (not too much), one big elaichi, one bay leaf and let it boil until the beans are tender. Do not throw out the liquid as it contains precious nutrients at this point.

Slice 1 large onion finely.
Puree 4 roma tomatoes with 5-6 cloves of garlic and a 2" piece of ginger and one green chilli.

In a pot, add oil, then zeera and a few other whole assorted garam masala pieces such as cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon stick. As they begin to splutter, add the onions and lower stove to medium. When golden brown evenly, add the pureed tomatoes mixture, salt, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1 heaped tsp coriander powder, 1 heaped tsp of deghi mirch, and some red chilli powder to taste. Stir well, cover and simmer until oil separates and teh masalas have blended. You may need to add some water if you feel the mixture is sticking to the bottom. Just for the extra kick, I usually add 1 tsp of Shan meat and vegetable masala.

Now add the boiled rajmahs with their liquid and simmer on low until all flavors have fused.

Garnish with cilantro.

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I’ve always called it laal lobia as well. It was only last year when I learned from my Indian friends (and my Kashmiri friend whose extended family resides in India) that it’s called rajma. Found it strange tbh. And they’ve never heard of the term lobia or even about white/safaid lobia.

Niksik that recipe sounds very simple and yummy. Couple of questions. What’s deghi mirchi and could I just use canned beans instead of soaking and boiling the beans?

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^ I have used caneed beans when I am in hurry, mine turns out great

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Thanks devilish.

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We say lobia for any beans except kidney beans we call rajmah lol. I don’t have a go-to recipe yet and the one time I made it, it was just mediocre. I’ll try these both. Thanks everyone :slight_smile:

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The Kashmiris on Pakistani side call it Lobia (laal or chitta) on the other side of LoC esp. in Jammu region it is called Rajma.

It is the most common and preferred dish of Kashmiris as far as I know… and I know because I’m a Kashmiri :smiley:

@Niksik thanks for the recipe, I cook lobia every second week so will try your method next week.

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^ my mum side is Kashmiri and we all love rajma though I call lobia, once a week its a must, I also add it in daal mahni tastes awsum

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Thanks for the recipe @Niksik

I also added the shaan meat, and vegi masala. tastes yummmyyyy!!