Instant Pot Rajma Chawal
Instant Pot Rajma Chawal is a delicious meal your whole family will love. The Instant Pot makes preparing this hearty vegetarian recipe easy enough for a busy night. Leftovers store well and make perfect nutritious lunches to fuel your family’s day.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 Cup Dried Kidney Beans / Rajma - Soak overnight or for 2 hours
- 2 Cups Water
- 1 Cup Onion
- 3 Tomato
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1/2 inch fresh ginger
- 1 tbsp Ghee or oil
- 3 green chilis
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 Bay Leaf
- Salt as per taste
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder or paprika
- 2 tbsp Rajma Masala
- 1 tbsp Kasoori Methi
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
Instructions
- 1
Soak the kidney beans overnight or at least for 2 hours in hot waterAdd the Onions,Tomatoes,Ginger and Garlic in a high speed blender and make a puree.
- 2
Press the SAUTE button.When HOT , add oil , cumin seeds,Bay leaf .Add the onion + tomatoes ginger and garlic puree and saute for 5 -6 minutes .
- 3
Add in the salt, rajma masala, red chili powder ,turmeric powder and give it a stir.
- 4
Add the soaked kidney beans and water.Switch off the SAUTE setting , Close the lid, Select PRESSURE COOK/MANUAL on HIGH,Set the timer for 30 minutes,Pressure Valve at SEALING.
- 5
Quick release the pressureOpen the lid. Add in the fenugreek leaves and garnish with cilantro leavesServe with basmati rice.
- 6
If cooking with precooked Rajma or Canned Red kidney BeansIf using pre cooked kidney beans or canned in this rajma recipe, cook for just 5 minutes on high pressure and reduce the water to 1 cup . You can do a POT in POT method and cook white rice together.
- 7
If you forgot to soak the kidney beans you can still make it . It will take about 1:10 minutes to cook on high pressure. You will also have to add more water as soaked beans absorb some water. I would suggest 3 cups water for 1 cup of beans Ratio.
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How to make Rajma on a Stovetop Pressure Cooker?