How to Cook Delicious Instant Pot Rajma Chawal

Instant Pot Rajma Chawal. Rajma Chawal (Red Beans with Rice) used to be a favorite meal for me. Being a Punjabi, I was fortunate that my mom used to make melt-in-the-mouth rajma chawal almost every week when we were growing up. So here we will make authentic Punjabi Rajma Masala.

And it is so easy to make in an instant pot! rajma = melt-in-your-mouth kidney bean curry These melt-in-your-mouth kidney beans are coated in a thick masala gravy and loaded with flavor. Pressure Cooker Kidney Bean Curry: Store the Rajma boiled water. I love to use it in the gravy. You can have Instant Pot Rajma Chawal using 24 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Instant Pot Rajma Chawal

1. It's 1 cup of Rajma/Red Kidney Beans.
2. Prepare 5 cups of Water (For Soaking the Beans).
3. Prepare 3 1/2-4 cups of Water or Rajma Stock (For Gravy).
4. It's 1 of Large Tomato (Pureed).
5. It's 1 tsp of Tomato Paste (Diluted with Water).
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Cumin Seeds.
7. You need 3 of Green Chillies (Cut into Half).
8. It's 3 of Dried Whole Red Kashmiri Chillies.
9. Prepare 1 of Bay Leaf (Halved).
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Asafoetida.
11. Prepare 1/4 cup of Oil.
12. You need 1/2 tsp of Turmeric Powder.
13. It's 1 tsp of Cumin Powder.
14. Prepare 1 tsp of Coriander Powder.
15. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder.
16. Prepare 1 tsp of Red Chilli Powder.
17. It's 1 tsp of Garam Masala Powder.
18. It's 1 tsp of Kasuri Methi Powder.
19. It's 2 tbsp of Ginger Garlic Paste.
20. It's of Salt (As required).
21. Prepare of For the Steamed Rice:.
22. You need 1 cup of Basmati Rice.
23. Prepare 1 1/4 cup of Water.
24. You need 1 tsp of Ghee.

It lends a gorgeous color to the gravy & has all the nutrients of the boiled kidney beans. Cook the rajma well until soft, melt in the mouth stage. Rajma Chawal doesn't taste good with firm. Instant Pot Rajma Chawal is a delicious meal your whole family will love.

Instant Pot Rajma Chawal step by step

1. Wash the Rajma/Red Kidney Beans well under running tap water and soak them in enough water for about 8 hours or overnight..
2. Switch on the Instant Pot. Add the soaked Rajma alongwith water into the pot. Place a heat resistance stand and place a steel container on the stand. Add the rice, water and ghee in the container. Close the Instant Pot lid. Set the valve to Sealing. Press the Pressure Cook button and set it to High. Set the time for 7 minutes. After 7 minutes when the Instant Pot starts to beep. Do Not do a quick pressure release. Wait for 10 minutes and then release the rest of the pressure..
3. Open the lid and check the rice. The rice will be nice, soft, fluffy and well cooked..
4. Take out the stand and the rice container carefully and set aside. At this stage, the red kidney beans will be semi-done. Strain the beans and store the water, to be used later to make gravy..
5. Press the saute button of your IP and set it on High. When the Instant Pot displays Hot, add oil..
6. When the oil becomes hot, add cumin seeds, bay leaves, the chillies and asafoetida and allow them to sizzle for a few seconds. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute well until the raw smell leaves..
7. Now add the tomato puree and salt and mix well..
8. Add all the powdered spices and saute well until oil oozes out. Add the diluted tomato puree..
9. Add the semi-done Rajma and saute well. Add the stored rajma boiled water. Mix well. The entire sauteing was done in 10 minutes..
10. Press the Cancel Button. Put the lid on the Instant Pot and lock it. Set the valve to Sealing. Press the Pressure Cook button and set it to High. Set the time for 10 minutes..
11. After 10 minutes, when the Instant Pot beeps, Do Not do a quick pressure release. Allow it to release naturally..
12. Open the lid and adjust the consistency of the gravy. If you prefer thicker gravy, press Saute and set the time for 3 more minutes. And if you prefer a thinner gravy, add little more water and Saute again..
13. Rajma Chawal is ready to relish with mango pickle..
14. Also added rajma and chawal together in a pan and did a stir fry and made an egg fry as a side dish. It tasted even batter..

The Instant Pot makes preparing this hearty vegetarian recipe easy enough for a busy night. Leftovers store well and make perfect nutritious lunches to fuel your family's day. Rajma chawal is also a popular comfort food in Orrisa. Ingredients to make Instant Pot Rajma masala, Indian Curry Masala Paste - This is a prepared curry base I am using in this recipe. You can check the recipe here.