Rajma chawal

Rajma chawal is one of my favourite dish….it is very nutritional and healthy….it tastes good….It is one of the flavour from punjab……..

Ingredients:
2 cups rajma (red kidney beans)
2 medium onion
2 big tomatoes
1 teaspoon jeera(cumin seeds)
2 teaspoon grated ginger
3 green chilly
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon dhania powder(coriander powder)
1/2 teaspoon haldi powder(turmeric powder)
3 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
1 1/2 tea spoon black salt
salt according to taste

Method
1.Soak the rajma in overnight. Drain and discard the water. Keep aside.
2.Take 5 teacups of fresh water and pressure cook rajma for 3-4 whistle.
3.Make a gravy of tomato,onion,green chilly and 1 tablespoon of coriander leaves. Keep aside
4.Heat the oil in a non stick pan. Add the cumin seeds and allow to crackle.
5.Add the gravy and sauté for a few minutes till it separetes from oil . Add the grated ginger and sauté for a few more minutes.
6.Add the cooked rajma, along with turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt.
7.add the black salt and mix well. Simmer for a few minutes
8.garnish with coriander
9.Serve hot with plain rice.

Vegetable biryani

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup basmati Rice
1 ½ cup mixed vegetables
1 chopped onion medium
1 tea spoon ginger garlic paste
2 Tbsp cashew, poppy seeds paste
1/2 cup curd
2 Tbsp coriander leaves
1 tbsp mint leaves
¼ cup milk
2 1/2 Tbsp everest biryani masala
1 tbsp melted ghee
1 cup tomato puree

Method:
1.Par boil rice, cool it
2.Take 5 tbsp oil, fry chopped onions till turns golden
3.Add ginger garlic paste, tomato puree and cashew poppy seed paste
4.Add biryani masala and curd cook till oil separates
5.Now add boiled vegetables, coriander leaves and mint leaves
6.Add rice and toss well
7.Pour melted ghee and milk
8.Cook for 10-12 mins on slow flame covering the lid
9.Serve with raita