FOOD LIBRARY

One-Pot Rajma Rice with Cucumber Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cooked rajma (kidney beans)
  • 3/4 cup basmati rice, rinsed
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 tsp rajma masala
  • 2 cups water or light stock
  • 1 cup cucumber, diced
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp oil, salt to taste

Preparation

  1. Sauté onion in oil until soft; add ginger-garlic paste and tomato.
  2. Stir in rajma, rice, masala, salt and water; bring to a boil.
  3. Cover and simmer on low until rice is tender and liquid absorbed.
  4. Rest 5 minutes, fluff gently.
  5. Toss cucumber with lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
  6. Serve one-pot rajma rice with cucumber salad alongside.