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Instant Pot Rajma Masala (Red Kidney Beans Curry)
Go to Indian kidney bean classic!
Original recipe via pipingpotcurry.com
Ingredients
- 1 cup Red Kidney Beans (Rajma) (soaked for at least 4 hours to overnight in water)
- 1 tablespoon Ghee or Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 1 tablespoon Ginger (minced)
- 1 tablespoon Garlic (minced)
- 1 Green chili pepper (diced*)
- 1.5 cups Onion (diced)
- 1 cup Tomato (diced)
- 1.5 cups Water (for cooking)
- 1 tablespoon Lime juice
- Cilantro (to garnish)
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin (Jeera powder)
- 1 teaspoon Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
- 1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala
- 1/2 teaspoon Red Chili powder (Mirchi powder) (adjust to taste)
- 1 teaspoon Salt (adjust to taste)
- 1 cup Brown Rice (rinsed)
- 1.25 cup Water
- 1 tablespoon Ghee or Oil ((optional))
- 1 teaspoon Salt ((optional))
Instructions
- Start the Instant Pot in Saute (More) mode and let it heat until it displays HOT. Add oil, cumin seeds, and green chili.
- Add onions, ginger, and garlic. Stir and saute for about 3 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and spices to the Instant Pot. Stir and saute for 2 more minutes.
- Drain the old soaking water from the soaked beans and discard it. Add the beans and the water (for cooking) to the Instant Pot. Stir it all up.
- (optional) Place the trivet. In a bowl, add all ingredients for brown rice, then place it on top of the trivet.
- Close the lid with the vent in the sealing position. Change the setting to "Bean/Chili" mode. This will set the timer to 30 minutes at high-pressure cooking. Once the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally, and then open the lid.
- (optional) Using tongs, carefully take out the bowl of brown rice. Then take out the trivet.
- Add lime juice and stir the rajma. Garnish with cilantro. Rajma masala is ready. Serve with rice or roti.
- Follow the same steps as above. Just cook the rajma in a stovetop pressure cooker for 1-2 whistles on high heat, then set the heat to medium and cook for another 15-20 minutes.