Quick Rajma

Name: Quick Rajma
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 14 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 x 400 g (14 oz) tins kidney beans; 2 green chillies, or to taste; 2 tbsp ghee or oil; 2 tbsp ghee or oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp ginger paste; 2 tsp garlic paste; 3 tbsp shop-bought fried onions; 4 Kashmiri chillies, or to taste; 1 x 400 g (14 oz) tin cherry tomatoes; 1 tsp ground turmeric; Chilli powder, to taste; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; Fine sea salt, to taste; Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); 1 tsp garam masala

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

Rajma is an Indian dish made with kidney beans and is an important staple amongst families. It’s a wonderful comfort dish and a great source of protein and fibre.

Ingredients

2 x 400 g (14 oz) tins kidney beans
2 green chillies, or to taste

Asia
India
Stew
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Fill and boil the kettle.
Drain and rinse the kidney beans.
Slit the green chillies lengthways.
Place a wok on a medium heat, then add the following ingredients in this order: 100ml (3½fl oz/scant ½ cup) hot kettle water, ghee or oil, cumin seeds, kidney beans, ginger paste, garlic paste, fried onions, Kashmiri chillies, green chillies, cher