Rajma

Final exam- terrible, blame it on Delhi heat :). Nevertheless  exactly three days later I bag a job. The best environment, the best boss and no colleague .... I happen to be the very first employee "yippie" :) Only botheration -my house is 30 kms away and not to forget that after work, I  set off for my computer class and return home very late. Day starts by boarding a very cool chartered bus, in no time all the passengers are friends. Jokes, gossip, and on top of that our driver was a good  devotee  of Hanuman  ( Indian God),so we got to hear Hari Om Sharan's Hanuman Chalisa every Tuesday, which was followed by lovely sweets. And computer class, I had a bunch of thoughtful friends, they would get me something or other from home  to hog just before the boring class. To break this lovely monotony, I sometime on a Saturday noon, used to go to my Father's work place at Nehru Place.There were two very famous  restaurants there - Sona and Rupa, always in competition and in between them were humble and small innumerable  Rajma rice stalls,  which is now making me miss Delhi even more.

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups rajma
• 4 cups water
• 4 tsp
• 1 large Onion
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 1 medium tomato
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• salt
• 1  teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon chilli powder 
• 1 tea bag
• 1/2 inch cinnamon
• 1/2  cardamom
• 1 bayleaf
• 3 cloves

Method:

1. Soak the rajma overnight
2. Chop the Onion, tomatoes or grind them coarsely
3.  Heat oil in a pressure cooker, Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bayleaf
4. Add Onion,tomatoes with ginger,garlic paste, salt, turmeric and saute them for a few minutes.
5.  Add cumin and coriander powder, Saute for another minute
6. Add Rajma and water and the tea bag, take out the tea bag after dipping it for a min.
7. Pressure cook for 2 small whistles.
8. Add garam masala  and boil for sometime, Serve hot with rice.

      
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I just got Rhubarb and Ginger Jam, pretty nice !!!

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