Punjabi Rajmah

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Punjabi RAJMAH...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Among the various other advantages of living

close both to my mommys and sissys is that Iget to OD on Punjabi Rajmah and Chawal

(Kidney beans curry with rice)everyFridaywhy must I OD on Worlds best comfortfood there and not in my own home you mayask...well !cause my hub" #A$%& #A$%& #A$%&itwhy does he hate it...well cause he isnt a'unabi wasnt born and brought in the )orthand hence never grew u* to a**reciate the oythe *leasure of this sim*le soul foodthat andthree years of eating it almost every single daywhile in a college in Delhi +niv hostel has*ermanently *ut him off the one thing that Icant live without(Damn the hostel canteen,

One of the various *acts we made beforegetting married was that I wouldnt try to feedhim this sta*le 'unu comfort food and that hewouldnt e-*ect me to add *otatoes to anyChicken or .utton or Fish curry as ty*icallydone in /ong foodso I sit with my ne*hewsevery Friday afternoon and gorge on 0amah

Chawalthe elder one who is 11 now alreadymatches my a**etite for 0amahChawaal...two...three servings...he ust wantsmore more more more...and the younger onewho is 2 and normally still wants to be fed by


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his mumma finishes a *late full on his owndidI mention that the oy of eating 0amah Chawaldoubles when you sit and eat it with *eo*le

you love who love it as much as you do if notmore3 Well it does!!!...so wondering why did Imake it at my *lace this time3 !cause I wasntable to go over there this Friday afternoon andwas suffering withdrawal sym*toms by nightended u* making it for myself for &aturdaylunch...and then had it for dinner as well...andnow thanks to this blog thingy ( checkfacebook*age, having it again todayfor

lunchand dinnerslur* slur* slur* slur*slur*!!!!!
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Punjabi Rajmah/Kidney beans cooked thePunjabi way
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Fresh Coriander leaves cho**ed a few

Instructions:

Wash and soak 0amah in *lenty of water forabout >81? hours4overnight@ $he ne-t morningdrain the water wash thoroughly again to startcooking@

Option OneIn a *an ( if you have nothing better to do or ifyou are one of those I will cook it the waythey are meant to be cooked: or sim*lybecause you dont have a *ressure cooker, or a*ressure cooker cook the ramah in about Bcu*s of water with salt cloves cinnamon stick

black cardamom and bayleaf till totally cookedand soft@ ( in a *ressure cooker takes about 7?89? minutes after the first whistle on high andrest on low flame,@ If you want you can fish outall the whole s*ices after this@ Dont discard thewater this is what makes the curry what it is@

In a *an heat oil add onions and fry light

golden@ Add the garlic *aste and fry for about789? seconds@ Add tomatoes and ginger *astemi-@ Followed by coriander *owder red chilli*owder kashmiri red chilli *owder


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cumin seeds *owder cinnamon *owderturmeric *owder nutmeg and salt@ &tir cookingtill oil se*arates and then add this tem*ering to

the cooked ramah@ .i- well let it come to aboil and simmer for 1286? minutes Check forconsistency of the gravy you want shouldntbe too thin or too thick since this has to beeaten with rice@ Add garam masala *owderdesi ghee fresh coriander leaves and switchoff the gas@ &erve hot with steamed rice andraw onions@$y*ically onions *eeled for serving8ust smashed but white *lates deservedremoving the *eel...I couldnt resist thesmashing!! :-)

Option Two#eat oil in a *ressure cooker and add clovescinnamon stick black cardamom and bayleaf@

When fragrant add onions and fry light golden@Add the garlic *aste and fry for about 789?seconds@ Add tomatoes and ginger *aste mi-@Followed by coriander *owder red chilli*owder kashmiri red chilli *owdercumin seeds*owder cinnamon *owder turmeric *owdernutmeg and salt@ &tir for a cou*le of minutesand add the drained ramah@ &aute again for acou*le of minutes and add about B cu*s ofwater@ 'ressure cook till done@ +ncover andmash some of the ramah with the back of thes*oon@ Add garam masala *owder desi ghee


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fresh coriander leaves and switch off the gas@&erve hot with steamed rice@

Note: &ometime ramah have a slight bitter

aftertaste do a taste check once it isalmost ready and add abt half ts* of sugar@

If you forget to soak them overnight orthere is a sudden craving E soak them forabout an hour wash add water and in themicrowave for 1?812 minutes O0 after thesoaking washing *ressure cook with a icecubes added@ About a tray full of ice cubes@

If cooked com*letely in ghee or butter ittastes even more ama"ing if for healthreasons you dont want to use either use

like oil and then to* it u* with a little gheein the end like I have

$astes good even without all the s*icesmentioned as !o*tional so if you donthave all of them its ok as well@

$here are three and different kinds ofrahmah4kidney beans available here the

taste and cooking times varies a bit witheach @ $he curry that you see here hasbeen made with !Chitra one@


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