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, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 cup rajma (- 200 grams (dried kidney beans), any variety); 3.5 to 4 cups water (- for pressure cooking); enough water (- for soaking rajma); 3 to 4 garlic cloves (- medium-sized); 1 inch ginger; 1 to 2 green chillies (or 1 to 2 Serrano peppers); 2 tablespoons butter (+ 1 tablespoon oil or 3 tablespoons butter ); ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; ¾ to 1 cup onions (- finely chopped, 150 grams or 1 large onion); 1 cup tomatoes (- finely chopped, 250 grams or 3 medium or 2 large tomatoes); 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; 1.5 to 2 cups water; 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 chopped coriander leaves (- 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: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 03:50:43 GMT