This recipe is a delightful punjabi dish from India. Its easy to prepare and is rich in protein.

Preparation time : 20 minutes Cooking time : 20 minutes. Serves : 6.

Ingredients.

1 teacup red kidney beans (rajma)

2 onions, grated

1 teaspoon chilli powder

500 grams tomatoes

2 teaspoons sugar

3 tablespoons ghee/butter/oil

Salt to taste

To be ground into a paste.

7 cloves garlic

7 green chillies

25mm. piece ginger

How to proceed.

1. Soak the red kidney beans over night.

2. Next day, cook in a pressure cooker. Drain.

3. Heat the ghee/butter/oil and fry the onions for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the paste and chilli powder and fry again for 1 minute.

4. Add the cooked red kidney beans.

5. Cut the tomatoes into big pieces, add 2 teacups of water and cook. When cooked, take out a thick soup through a sieve. You could use tomato puree alternatively.

6. Add the tomato soup to the rajma mixture.Add the sugar and salt.

7. Cook for a few minutes

You may reduce the spices in the paste as we Indians tend to eat spicier food compared to the western world. Enjoy!