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Kidney Beans (Rajma)
A hearty North-Indian style rajma (kidney bean) curry, simmered with tomatoes, garlic and warming spices. Vegan and gluten-free.
Shared by Muhammad AlFarooq
Prep
20 min
Cook
60 min
Serves
8
Spice
🌶🌶🌶
Health
5/10
VegetarianVeganGluten FreeHalalKosher
Ingredients
- 1 lb Kidney Beans
- 4 clove Garlic
- 1 small red Onion
- 4 vine-ripe Tomatoes
- 4 tbsp Peanut Oil
- 1 tbsp Kashmiri chili powder
- 1 tsp Fenugreek
- 1 tsp Cumin
- ½ tsp Asafetida
- ½ bunch Cilantro
Method
Place the kidney beans in an InstaPot, fill 1 inch higher water
Cook for 1 hour and let it cool down before opening
While the beans are cooking, take a stockpot and heat the oil in medium heat with cumin. The cumin will indicate if the oil is hot enough.
Put in the asafetida.
Slice the garlic and put it into the heating oil.
Put in the fenugreek. Chop in 1 onion.
Take a blender and grind up 4 tomatoes.
Pour that in once the onions are slightly browned.
Finally, put in the kidney beans and chop in the cilantro.
Notes: Goes with yellow rice. See recipe.
Approved by IMANAH Kitchen on Aug 24, 2026