Prep Time: 08 Hour

Cook Time: 02 Hour

Servings: 2-3 Servings

Rajma cooked in traditional Indian style in an oil-free version tastes exactly the same as the usual oil waala version! Yes, you have to try it to know it. This is now a regular at our homes, and no one can tell the difference that there is no oil in the recipe. Refined oil, an invention of modern times, is not a must from nature’s point of view. Our bodies absorb oils and fats from natural whole sources such as oilseeds and nut. We hope this recipe will encourage you to try oil-free versions in daily cooking.

Ingredients

• Rajma (Red Kidney Beans): 1 cup (boiled)
• Star Anise: 1 (can be boiled along with rajma - optional)
• Cloves: 2 (can be boiled along with rajma - optional)
• Cinnamon sticks: 2 pieces (can be boiled along with rajma - optional)
• Tomatoes: 2
• Onion: 2
• Garlic Cloves: 3-4
• Ginger: a small piece
• Red Chilli Powder: ½ tsp
• Coriander powder: 1 tsp
• Kasuri methi: 1 tsp
• Garam masala: as per taste
• Rock salt as per taste
• Water: 2 cups

Method

• Soak rajma overnight.
• Strain the water, place rajma in a vessel, add 2 cups of water and boil for 3 hours.
• Grind onion, garlic and ginger together and make a fine paste.
• In a pan, add the onion-ginger-garlic paste (without oil) and saute well till the paste turns brown.
• Grind tomatoes with ½ tsp of red chilli powder and make it a fine paste.
• Mix the tomato paste with the onion paste and mix them well and continue to cook.
• Add all the dry masalas of your choice like coriander powder, kasuri methi, chat masala and leave it in simmer to cook the masala well.
• Add the rajma to this mix and stir well and allow it to cook.
• Add some garam masala and salt as per taste.
   

• Tasty rajma is ready to eat!

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  Eating Guide:

• Food group: Legumes & Beans
• Legumes and beans can be easily combined with other food groups (except dairy and fruits)
• Rajma is a whole food and acts as a bodybuilder so are great for growing toddlers.
• Cooking them oil free ensures, there is a lower digestive load on our bodies to eliminate the harmful effects of refined oil.

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