Rajma – the Punjabi Staple

Rajma is the hindi word for red kidney beans. These are very popular in north India. In most Punjabi families, Rajma-Chawal(beans with rice) is a standard Sunday lunch menu.They taste great both with rice and roti. Beans are also very high in protein. In this Punjabi recipe, the kidney beans are soaked and boiled and then mixed with an onion-tomato gravy seasoned with Indian spices.