{"id":14813,"date":"2013-05-22T20:50:42","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T00:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=14813"},"modified":"2015-02-09T22:29:49","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T03:29:49","slug":"rajma-or-red-kidney-beans-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/rajma-or-red-kidney-beans-curry\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajma or Red Kidney Beans Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14815 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/rajma-red-kidney-bean-curry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/rajma-red-kidney-bean-curry.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/rajma-red-kidney-bean-curry-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A popular North Indian vegetarian delicacy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Long weekend seemed very short, holidays are never enough as a matter of fact. On Monday evening, I sipped iced cappuccino so tastily \u00a0and the caffeine in it screwed up my good night sleep. I am so sensitive to caffeine, if I have coffee or tea after 2 pm I wouldn&#8217;t be able to sleep as my brain will be working so hard. Hence, I felt so high and hung over on Tuesday, I was glad when Tuesday came to an end. I did sleep well last night, better I say I over slept so awesomely as my phone alarm failed to blare. I still can&#8217;t figure it out what went wrong as my phone was in full charge, it wasn&#8217;t turned off nor the alarm, scratching my head! Anyway, I feel much better today as I woke up naturally this morning without being bothered by alarms and other sounds. I worked so awesomely today and felt so fresh throughout the day. How I wish if I could accumulate sleep in my body and use it when it&#8217;s desperately needed. It doesn&#8217;t matter if we sleep sound three nights in a row, if we miss sleep the 4th night we would feel horrible till we get that sleep back. At times, sleep does rule our minds.<\/p>\n<p>Last Monday, we went vegetarian; as part of that I&#8217;d tried a few veggie dishes. Rajma is a very popular vegetarian curry or gravy based dish in North India. The main ingredient in it is red kidney beans. A dish highly rich in protein and fibers. Traditional cooking of rajma calls for soaking up dried red kidney beans over night and cooking in the pressure cooker or in a dutch oven till the beans turn tender. Since, canned red kidney beans are widely\u00a0available, I used the canned ones. This is a very flavorful veggie curry that goes well with chapati, appam, naan, roti or rice.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14816 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/rajma.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/rajma.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/rajma-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/rajma-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step by Step pictures:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Red kidney beans combined with spices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14818\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/making-rajma-curry.jpg\" alt=\"making rajma curry\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/making-rajma-curry.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/making-rajma-curry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/making-rajma-curry-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cooked Rajma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14817\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/makign-rajma.jpg\" alt=\"makign rajma\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/makign-rajma.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/makign-rajma-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/makign-rajma-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Rajma-red-kidney-bean-curry.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Rajma or Red Kidney Beans Curry<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Curry<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Indian<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT5M\">5 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT20M\">20 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT25M\">25 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">4 People<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Oil- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Bay leaves- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cumin seed- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Onion chopped- 1, large<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ginger-Garlic paste- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Tomato sauce- 1 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Red kidney beans, canned- 1 large can ( drain the liquid and rinse under running water)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Turmeric powder- 1\/8 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cumin powder- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Coriander powder- 2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Fennel powder- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Garam Masala- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Kashmiri red chili powder- 1 tsp ( use regular chili powder if you want this curry to be spicy)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt -to taste<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Water- 1 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cilantro, chopped- 2 handful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">I used canned red kidney beans, if you prefer you could soak the dried red kidney beans in water overnight and cook in a pressure cooker or a dutch oven till the beans turn tender.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If using canned red kidney beans, drain the liquid and rinse it under running water. Keep aside.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a large saucepan over medium heat, add oil. Let it turn hot.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add bay leaves and cumin seeds in the oil, saute for a few seconds.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add onion, and a few pinches of salt, saute till onion turns translucent.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add ginger-garlic paste, saute for a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add tomato sauce, cook for a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add cooked red kidney beans, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, fennel powder, garam masala and Kashmiri red chili powder, combine well and cook for a couple of minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add water, salt to taste and cook covered for 3 to 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add cilantro and cook for a minute.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Remove the pan from the heat and keep it covered for sometime.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve with chapati, roti, naan, Appam or rice<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.1682<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A popular North Indian vegetarian delicacy&#8230; Long weekend seemed very short, holidays are never enough as a matter of fact. On Monday evening, I sipped iced cappuccino so tastily \u00a0and the caffeine in it screwed up my good night sleep. I am so sensitive to caffeine, if I have coffee or tea after 2 pm &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[302,710,877,27,780,18],"tags":[1022,987],"class_list":["post-14813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curry","category-healthy-recipes","category-high-proteinlow-carb","category-indian-cuisine","category-north-indian","category-vegetarian","tag-curry","tag-vegetarian","course-curry","cuisine-indian-cuisine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}