Rajma/Red Kidney Beans Biriyani

For the final day of blogging marathon #27 I am sharing you a healthy,protein packed biriyani with the red kidney beans/rajma.
The recipe I got it from a cookery show and the original recipe is with chickpeas/channa but for a change I tried it with rajma.Now off to the recipe..................................................

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Basmathi rice	1cup
Rajma/red kidney beans(soaked)	1cup
Onion(thinly sliced)	2nos.(medium size)
Tomato(finely chopped)	2nos.(medium size)
Mint leaves(chopped)	fistful
Coriander leaves(chopped)	fistful
Yogurt/curd/thayir	3tbs
Salt	11/2tsp
Oil	3tbs
Hot water	11/2cups

To Grind

Ingredient	Quantity
Ginger/inji	1inch pice
Garlic/poondu	5 cloves
Green chilly	2nos.
Red chilly powder/milagai podi	1tsp
Coriander powder/dhania podi	11/2tsp
Cloves/lavangam	4-5nos.
Cinnamon/pattai	1 inch piece
Cardamom	1no.

Method 

Cook the rajma in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles with a pinch of salt,it should not be mushy.Meanwhile grind the ingredients given to grind to a fine and smooth paste.Soak the basmathi rice in water for 20 minutes.

Start by heating the pressure pan with oil and saute the onion till translucent then add the ground paste.Saute it till the raw smell disappears.

Now add the yogurt/curd,chopped mint and coriander leaves,saute it for a minute.Then add the cooked rajma and mix it well.

At this stage add the chopped tomato,salt and cook it mushy.Add the rice and fry it for a minute.

Add the hot water.Let it boil,close the pan and cook it for one whistle in a medium flame.Then keep it in a low flame for 5 minutes.Remove the lid,once the pressure subsides and fluff it with a fork.

Rajma biriyani is ready.Serve it with raita.

Enjoy...................................................

• Do not cook the rajma for a long time otherwise it will turn mushy.
• Instead of cooking it in a pressure cooker,it can be cooked in an open pot also.

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