Rajma Recipe | Rajma Masala (Restaurant Style)

Name: Rajma Recipe | Rajma Masala (Restaurant Style)
Prep time: 9 h
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 9 h 45 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup/200 grams rajma ((dried kidney beans), any variety); 3½ to 4 cups water (– for pressure cooking); enough water (– for soaking rajma); 3 to 4 medium-sized garlic cloves; 1 inch ginger; 1 to 2 green chillies (or ½ to 1 Serrano pepper); 2 tablespoons butter (+ 1 tablespoon oil or 3 tablespoons butter ); ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; ¾ to 1 cup/150 grams or 1 large onion (– finely chopped); 1 cup/250 grams or 3 medium to large tomato (– finely chopped); 1 teaspoon coriander powder ((ground coriander)); ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chili powder (or cayenne pepper or hot paprika); ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric)); 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing), optional); ¼ to ½ teaspoon garam masala; 1½ to 2 cups water (or add as needed); salt (as required); 1 teaspoon kasuri methi (– crushed, (dried fenugreek leaves) - optional); 2 to 3 tablespoons low fat cream (or half and half or 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream, optional); 1 to 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (– chopped, for garnish, optional)

Instructions

Prep:9hCook:45min

This Rajma recipe is a Punjabi-style curry made with kidney beans cooked in a spiced onion-tomato gravy with herbs and finished with cream. This restaurant-style rajma masala pairs well with steamed rice, naan, roti, or paratha.

Updated at: Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:12:05 GMT