Curried Red Kidney Beans with Paneer (Paneer Rajma)

If you have about 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Curried Red Kidney Beans with Paneer (Paneer Rajma) might be a super gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. For $1.46 per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 10 servings with 198 calories, 7g of protein, and 13g of fat each. 1 person were glad they tried this recipe. It works well as a budget friendly side dish. A mixture of sea salt, asafetida, fennel seeds, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is brought to you by foodandspice.com. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 43%, which is solid. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Spicy Salad with Kidney Beans, Cheddar, and Nuts, Red Kidney Bean Jambalaya, and Vegetable Paneer Skewers Or Paneer Tikka.

  • Serves: 10
  • Time: 45 Mins
  • Category: side dish
  • Health Rating: 5.0

Ingredients


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Instructions

Step 1: Rinse the kidney beans and soak overnight in several inches of water with a little yogurt whey or lemon juice added.

Ingredients:

  • kidney beans
  • lemon juice
  • yogurt
  • water

Step 2: Drain and rinse, then transfer to a large saucepan and cover with 6 cups of fresh water.

Ingredients:

  • water

Equipment:

  • sauce pan

Step 3: Add the bay leaf, turmeric, cayenne, paprika and ghee or butter. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until the beans are tender.

Ingredients:

  • bay leaves
  • turmeric
  • ground cayenne pepper
  • paprika
  • butter
  • beans
  • ghee

Step 4: Remove the cooked beans from the cooking liquid with a slotted spoon, roughly mash about 3/4 cup of the beans with the back of a fork and set aside. Continue to gently simmer the broth until quite thick, until reduced to about 1 1/2 cups.

Ingredients:

  • beans
  • broth

Equipment:

  • slotted spoon

Step 5: Remove from heat, discard the bay leaf, and set aside.Meanwhile, combine the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and ajwain seeds in a spice or coffee grinder and reduce to a powder.

Ingredients:

  • whole coriander seeds
  • ajwain
  • fennel seeds
  • cumin seeds
  • bay leaves
  • coffee

Step 6: Transfer to a small bowl.

Equipment:

  • bowl

Step 7: Place the ginger, chilies and 1/2 cup of water in a blender or food processor and process until smooth. Stir in the powdered spices and add the garam masala, turmeric, asafetida, salt and lemon or lime juice. The mixture should have the consistency of a thin cream.

Ingredients:

  • garam masala
  • lime juice
  • asafoetida
  • turmeric
  • chili pepper
  • ginger
  • spices
  • cream
  • lemon
  • water
  • salt

Equipment:

  • food processor
  • blender

Step 8: Add a little more water if it is too thick.If using fresh paneer, heat the ghee or butter and oil mixture in a large frying pan or wok over medium heat. When hot, add the paneer and stir for 5 to 8 minutes, constantly turning the cubes to brown them evenly on all sides. As they turn golden, remove them with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a dish lined with kitchen towel. (If using pre-fried paneer there is no reason to fry them twice.)

Ingredients:

  • butter
  • paneer
  • water
  • ghee
  • cooking oil

Equipment:

  • kitchen towels
  • slotted spoon
  • frying pan
  • wok

Step 9: Add the ginger and spice paste to the pan and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and cook for 8 minutes or until the tomatoes are reduced to a thick paste.

Ingredients:

  • spice paste
  • tomato
  • ginger

Equipment:

  • frying pan

Step 10: Pour the tomato mixture into the reduced broth, add the cooked beans, mashed beans, fried cheese cubes and stir well to combine. Gently simmer over low heat for 15 minutes to heat throughout.

Ingredients:

  • cheese
  • tomato
  • beans
  • broth

Step 11: Serve hot, garnished with fresh parsley, alongside some cooked rice such as Cracked Black Pepper Rice or Yellow Rice with Fried Cashews.

Ingredients:

  • cracked black peppercorns
  • fresh parsley
  • cooked rice
  • cashews
  • rice


Dietary Information

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-Free

Nutrition Facts

NutrientAmount% Daily Needs
Calories198.21 kcal9.91%
Fat13.06 g20.1%
Saturated Fat4.44 g27.74%
Carbohydrates14.67 g4.89%
Net Carbohydrates9.81 g3.57%
Sugar2.05 g2.27%
Cholesterol17.04 mg5.68%
Sodium718.53 mg31.24%
Alcohol0.0 g100.0%
Alcohol %0.0 %100.0%
Protein7.46 g14.93%
Vitamin K61.96 µg59.01%
Vitamin C25.67 mg31.12%
Fiber4.86 g19.43%
Manganese0.37 mg18.33%
Vitamin A849.1 IU16.98%
Folate66.61 µg16.65%
Calcium141.99 mg14.2%
Iron2.44 mg13.57%
Potassium376.68 mg10.76%
Copper0.19 mg9.74%
Vitamin E1.44 mg9.62%
Magnesium37.89 mg9.47%
Phosphorus86.05 mg8.61%
Vitamin B60.15 mg7.64%
Vitamin B10.1 mg6.74%
Zinc0.72 mg4.77%
Vitamin B30.79 mg3.96%
Vitamin B20.05 mg3.16%
Vitamin B50.17 mg1.71%
Selenium1.0 µg1.43%