Rajma Recipe ( Red Kidney beans)

Kidney beans are rich in soluble fiber and very good source of protein, iron and other good stuff. Helps cleanse the digestive tract and huge blessing to all vegetarians - Serve hot rajma with roti, paratha, naan or tortillas


This is my customized recipe by adding broccoli and sweet potato to rajma - so all good stuff is in there to already wonderful rajma  .... this is a huge plus. Your friends and family will thank you big for that ... it is totally worth the preparation time except for you need to plan a bit by soaking them over night :-) 

INGREDIENTS:

• Rajma ( Red kidney beans) - 2 cups 
• Sweet potato  (Sweet potato are also high in calcium, folate, potassium and beta-carotene antioxidant and they are the #1 most nutritious vegetable because they such are so nutritionally rich) 
• Broccoli ( the crown jewel of nutrition, high in vitamin C, fiber and the iron booster) 
• Onions 
• Green chillies(optional) 
• Corriander leaves 
• lemon juice - 1 table spoon 
• Oil - 1/2 table spoon
• Seasoning - mustard seeds, red chillis, cury leaves and salt 
• Garam masala ( for taste) 

PREPARATION:

• Soak red kidney beans ( rajma)  over night and the next day boil them in pressure cooker(do not wash or throw away the soaked water use the same to boil) 
• Bake the vegetables sweet potato and broccoli
• Cut the vegetables onions, chillies into fine small pieces 1/4 cm and other vegetables too
• Season the onions and chillies , add curry leaves to that
• Add baked broccoli, sweet potato and salt to the seasoned vegetables. 
• Now add lentils (red kindey beans) to the above seasoned stuff and mix well 
• Garnish with chopped corriander leaves

Try the above recipe and let me know how you like it  :-)