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Rajma Chawal Recipe, Rajma Rice Recipe Step by Step

August 2, 2016 22 Comments

Rajma chawalย or rajma riceย is delicious rajma masala (red kidney beans masala) mixed with rice, a comfort food for many who grew up eating this great combination of carbs and protein. While I personally got introduced to the joys of rajma chawal fairly recently, I don’t deny how comforting and filling it can be, especially after a long business trip or a vacation where you don’t eat your usual food for extended periods of time.

I am in New York for a week and as is the norm, after a total travel time of 28 hours (including a 6-hour delay in Frankfurt), I feel brain-dead. The euphoria of being in New York again helps but not enough to bring me out of my migraine-induced coma.

But wait, I should have written this in the past tense because it’s been 1.5 days since I got here and I am better. Not yet perfect, but better. And as Mondays have the tendency to come sooner than later, I am at work, taking a quick coffee break.

So a quick post this shall be.

Rajma Masala | Rajma Chawal | Rajma Rice Recipe

When my sister first introduced rajma beans to my momย a few years back and she called it Rajamma for the longest time, incidentally what my nephew’s nanny was called. Cracks me up even today when Amma says Rajamma Masala for rajma masala.

You may also like this rajma sundal recipe.

Rajma Chawal Recipe
 
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Prep time
8 hours
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
8 hours 20 mins
 
Rajma chawal is a rice dish where cooked rice is mixed with rajma masala or kidney beans masala. A comfort food that comes together in a jiffy.
Author: nags
Recipe type: Rice
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
  • 1 cup of rajma / red kidney beans
  • 1 cup of rice, cooked
  • 1 large onion, sliced thin
  • 1 tomato, sliced
  • ½ tsp of cumin / jeera
  • 1" piece of Indian cinnamon, powdered
  • 1" piece of ginger, grated
  • 2-3 green chillies, chopped (or ¾ tsp red chilli powder)
  • ¼ tsp of turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp of coriander powder
  • 1 tsp of amchur (dried mango powder) or use a little tamarind as a substitute
  • 1 tsp of chaat masala
  • 2 tbsp of oil
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Soak the rajma (kidney beans) for at least 8 hours or overnight. Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles until soft yet not mushy. Set aside.
  2. Heat oil and add the cumin seeds. When they sizzle and begin to change colour, add the onions. When they turn pink, add the powdered cinnamon, ginger, and green chillies. Fry for 2-3 mins.
  3. Then add the coriander powder, amchur or tamarind, and turmeric. Mix well and cook for another 3-4 mins. My onion-masala mixture is red because I used red chilli powder instead of green chillies.
  4. Add the cooked rajma along with the water used to cook it in and the sliced tomato. Mix well and let simmer for 5 mins.
  5. When the gravy thickens a bit, add the chaat masala and salt. Mix well, bring to boil again and turn off heat.
  6. Add cooked rice and mix gently.
  7. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves (cilantro) and serve warm with some plain yogurt.
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Rajma Chawal Recipe with Step by Step Pictures

1. Soak the rajma (kidney beans) for at least 8 hours or overnight. Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles until soft yet not mushy. Set aside.

2. Heat oil and add the cumin seeds. When they sizzle and begin to change colour, add the onions. When they turn pink, add the powdered cinnamon, ginger, and green chillies. Fry for 2-3 mins.

rajma chawal recipe

3. Then, add the coriander powder, amchur or tamarind, and turmeric. Mix well and cook for another 3-4 mins. My onion-masala mixture is red because I used red chilli powder instead of green chillies.

Rajma Masala | Rajma Chawal | Rajma Rice Recipe

4. Add the cooked rajma along with the water used to cook it in and the sliced tomato. Mix well and let simmer for 5 mins.

Rajma Masala | Rajma Chawal | Rajma Rice Recipe

5. When the gravy thickens a bit, add the chaat masala and salt. Mix well, bring to boil again and turn off heat.

Rajma Masala | Rajma Chawal | Rajma Rice Recipe

You can stop at this step, serve this in a bowl with rotis and call it rajma masala. Or, you can go ahead and make a one-pot meal out of it. Add cooked rice and mix gently.

Rajma Masala | Rajma Chawal | Rajma Rice Recipe

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves (cilantro) and serve warm with some yogurt. Rajma chawal thayyaar!

Rajma Masala | Rajma Chawal | Rajma Rice Recipe

Note:

1. You can cook the rajma and rice together too. For that, make the masala as above and add the soaked rajma and washed, uncooked rice to the pressure cooker and cook for 4-5 whistles. I wanted to make sure I could adjust the spices and taste so didn’t opt for this the first time. Maybe next time that’s what I will do to save time.

2. Using canned rajma (red kidney beans) will make this a super quick dinner idea. Or even otherwise, if you remember to soak the rajma in the morning, making it for dinner on a weeknight is a breeze.

For rajma chawal recipe in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Kannada, etc please use the Google translate button in the sidebar.

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  1. Beena

    May 17, 2020 at 4:44 pm

    Tried Rajma chawal today and it turned out excellent…. family also loved it… sorry forgot to take a pic… thank you so much ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’ƒ

    Reply
  2. Deepa

    December 7, 2018 at 11:29 pm

    Rajma with a tang and medium spice, lovely with rice. Made perfectly

    Reply
  3. Arina Sengupta

    August 2, 2018 at 3:05 am

    I will try this at home………..very helpful….thank u……..

    Reply
  4. gqrima

    September 18, 2016 at 1:37 am

    my rajma didnt cook properly. was hard. how long should i pressure cook it?

    Reply
    • nags

      September 19, 2016 at 1:56 pm

      really depends on the quality of the rajma and the type of water you are using to cook it. make sure to soak rajma first for 8 hours or overnight and then pressure cook for 4-5 whistles or around 20 minutes

      Reply
  5. Ritika

    February 11, 2013 at 8:33 am

    rajamma!! thats hilarious ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  6. Rose from Magpies Recipes

    February 11, 2013 at 8:40 am

    Smiling that your mom calls it Rajamma ๐Ÿ™‚ We didn't have rajma growing up either, I learnt from a roomate and love it and coincidentally I made it for dinner today! Don't put amchur in mine,tho I do in Channa. Must try next time!

    Reply
  7. teafordinner

    December 11, 2012 at 10:12 pm

    This looks great! I'm stealing it.
    Also I'm going to start yelling "thayyaar!" when I make anything lol, I love that!

    Reply
  8. Anonymous

    July 17, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    Hi there .. very yummy recipe .. i also make rajma rice but i actually make them when in jiffy ๐Ÿ™‚ .. so instead of whole lot of masalas i just add readymade pavbhaji masala .. also i add pounded garlic cloves and lots of cut spinach ..

    Reply
  9. Anu Nandu

    June 30, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    I always love steaming hot rajma and steaming hot white rice together. But have not made it together like this. And I'll be making this soon now.

    Reply
  10. runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com

    June 14, 2012 at 9:34 am

    Love the fact that you managed to post a recipe in spite of all ur travel!! Have fun in NY!

    Reply
  11. Jagruti

    June 12, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    Such a classic with beautiful pictures to vouch for!

    Reply
  12. Apputty

    June 12, 2012 at 12:46 pm

    tempting ๐Ÿ™‚ will give a try

    Reply
  13. Swetha

    June 12, 2012 at 4:01 am

    wow! good and quick one that is.

    Reply
  14. Arch

    June 12, 2012 at 3:46 am

    Ahem..Even I cant relate to this as comfort food. It is rather hard to eat without raitha/chips for me. I like the thayaarrr bit. Amma does that to announce from kitchen ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  15. notyet100

    June 12, 2012 at 2:42 am

    Can have this anytime
    ๐Ÿ™‚ looks yum,,

    Reply
  16. Preeti

    June 11, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    Yummy, definitely going to try this one out! Rajamma, that's funny:)

    Reply
  17. Krithi

    June 11, 2012 at 7:50 pm

    Rajma is a family favorite.. Awesome quickie…

    Reply
  18. Sajitha

    June 12, 2012 at 3:00 am

    Hahaha…loved the Rajamma bit!I can sooo see my mom doing it too! :p
    Nice recipe Nags ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  19. Lubna Karim

    June 11, 2012 at 6:40 pm

    LOL….Delectable recipe….sounds like 2-1…

    Reply
  20. Divya Kudua

    June 11, 2012 at 5:27 pm

    Happy New York-ing!!Lol at Rajamma coz we still call it rajamma:))).Guess that is the malayali influence popping up(and we aren't even malayalis!!).Never had Rajma-chaaval till date though have heard heaps about it from North-Indian friends.Looks delicious though!

    Reply
  21. Priya

    June 11, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    Nutritious and wholesome,lovely one pot meal.

    Reply

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