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Enjoy this Indian recipe for rajma (red kidney beans) with jeera (cumin) rice. You can spice this up according to your taste! If you have an Indian grocery store in your area, you could add a great taste to it by adding one spoon of 'garam masala' which is a special blend of mixed spices...But it's just as great without it!
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06/07/2010
Reviewed By: Niche
Hi! thanks for the basic instructions, the recipe turned out swell. Just some minor changes to keep in mind: - add the ginger and garlic after the onions have browned, with 2 slit green chillies - I added a little garam masala along with chilli powder - I added just a cup of water (warmed up in the micro) Topped up with lots of fresh cilantro. Tasted great with brown rice.
02/01/2010
Reviewed By: CookinBunny
Absolutely awesome. Ever since the first time I've made it, it's become a household staple.
07/06/2009
Reviewed By: Mark P
Decent at first; the leftovers were better/good. There were too few kidney beans compared to other stuff in the recipe -- it doesn't look anything like rajmah I've had in restaurants. Once I understood that the dish was not what I think of as rajmah, I appreciated it. I think the recipe was underspiced: I needed to add more spices at the end, probably ending up doubling the amount of spices. (Incidentally, the spices I added at the end were in ground form). On the other hand, judging by how much my apartment smelled of spices the next few days, perhaps my complaint about the lack of spicing could simply be from getting used to them from standing by the stove for too long. Also, the taste ended up oddly interestingly sweet. The cilantro garnish didn't do much. The timing of the recipe is surprising. The recipe says to "saute until almost dry." Maybe my tomatoes were unusually juicy, but that took me 45 minutes of simmering. Later the recipe suggested adding water if necessary. I didn't bother. Also, the onions took ten minutes to become translucent. By the way, it takes a few inches of ginger root to make two tablespoons of minced ginger. Incidentally, I used a non-stick skillet and so only used one tablespoon of oil. Also, I skipped the optional powdered pepper.
05/27/2009
Reviewed By: LAURAAA87
All I can say is, Amazing!
04/15/2009
Reviewed By: honey chile
This is my I can't be bothered cooking standby. There's something about it that just makes me want to gobble the whole lot. Just make sure you remove all the cloves before serving!
04/09/2009
Reviewed By: Heather
Yummy, yummy mix of spices. I didn't have the whole spices except the peppercorns, and I just added the ground spices. My kids liked it, too. I served it with plain rice and yogurt to help cut the spiciness for our more sensitive palettes. A wonderfully different way to eat beans, which we are always trying to add to our diet.
03/30/2009
Reviewed By: Sylwia
great dish! After reading the reviews, I added a bit more cinnamon. I also used canned whole tomatoes as I had no fresh ones on hand and used dried beans instead. After soaking them overnight I cooked the dish for 1h30min and all the flavors blended very well. Will definitely make again.
01/20/2009
Reviewed By: los angeles
this is excellent and very similar to true "authentic" punjabi-style kidney beans i grew up on! i made a few changes that worked great: i substituted olive oil for canola oil (just to be a bit healthier). i added a cup of fresh spinach which complimented the beans nicely. instead of cumin powder, i sauteed cumin seeds along with the garlic and onion for a more authentic "indian" taste. i also left out the cinnamon, added a bay leaf, turmeric and red chili powder to taste for a nice kick. one of my all-time favorite indian dishes...delicious!
11/16/2008
Reviewed By: Ucchan_minion
Just made this tonight and loved it, but made a few changes. I used ghee in place of the canola oil, use 2 green and 1 black cardamom pod (love the taste and perfume it provides), used 1 28oz can of peeled whole tomatoes since tomatoes are out of season (I crushed the tomatoes and cooked them until they were mostly dry, which took forever), added 1 tsp of garam masala, forgot the cilantro, and pureed everything with a hand blender before adding the kidney beans. I found including all the optional steps were delicious, necessary, and worth the time. I highly recommend mincing most of the ingredients and removing the woody spices (cinnamon, cardamom, cloves) for blending.
03/04/2008
Reviewed By: Dr. Dan the Cooking Man
Rating for taste is ***** but the misdirections (how much cardamon, slice or chop the onions, how much chili powder, etc.) drop it a notch. I used dried kidney beans (3 parts water to 1 part beans) and cooked the whole thing for about 90 minutes until the beans were done. They absorb the flavor of the spices and probably contributed to the taste of this wonderful dish.
02/05/2008
Reviewed By: Pauline
Very good. The entire family enjoyed it for dinner and left overs too.
11/05/2007
Reviewed By: Sunflower1
In the directions, it mentioned Cardamom, but didn't in the ingredients - how ,much are you supposed to use?? I ended up leaving this out. Cook time of 5 minutes is way off! I cooked this for 40 minutes to get a thick gravy - without adding any water!! I also took out the cloves and cinnamon stick before serving as i didnt want to bite into one of them.
01/19/2007
Reviewed By: Steve Watt
This vegetarian recipe packs a nice spicy punch after an initial sweet taste. We were pleased with this and will be making it again. We did not have whole cloves or a cinnamon stick so we substituted 1/2 tsp each of ground cloves and cinnamon and this seemed to be appropriate.
01/12/2007
Reviewed By: judije5
Loved it! Served with Chicken with Indian Spices (Low-carb. Cardamom was not listed in ingredients. Good without. Didn't have red kidney beans so used cannellini beans successfully. Yum. can't wait to make again.
01/08/2007
Reviewed By: Vladadeska
Very good use of spice but I ended up adding more salt. I pureed the tomatos and onions. I hate to not follow recipes the first time I make them but I needed to get more protein into this meal. I added a pound of chicken and cooked it in the sauce with the beans until the chicken was done. It turned out very well.
02/28/2006
Reviewed By: ksidhu
I just made this recipe. It's pretty good. Although, the spices seem to be outweighed by the volume of tomatoes and onions. I would add probably double the peppercorns, cloves and a little more cinnamon (maybe a touch ground). Also, the recipe doesn't specify the amount for cardamoms. I used two cardamoms and a pinch of asafetida (tiny bit only!). I would make it again with the variations above.
02/28/2005
Reviewed By: GROVER1806
Very delicious, and satisfying. I served it with rice and kabobs and my husband was thrilled. Definitely going to be making this one again.
01/15/2005
Reviewed By: MBASISZTA
A bit labor intensive for a side dish, but it is *wonderful*. I give it the highest rating. Goes very well with any Dahl.
01/02/2005
Reviewed By: MCBEAR1
We had this on rice, and it was wonderful and surprising! I wasn't sure about all of the ingredients, and find that a lot of veggie recipes sorely lack for meat, but this curry tasted really fresh and satisfying. I will definitely make this again, especially for those friends who think that a meal isn't complete without meat.
01/05/2004
Reviewed By: SQUIRLADY
Just finished eating this wonderful dish! Followed the recipe exactly & loved it!!
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