As a student of Hotel management, I was lucky enough to be blessed with the opportunity to come across various mouth watering recipes from all across the world. Although I was required to have expertise over various cuisines, my personal favorite was and still is the Indian cuisine. The India cuisine is by far one of the most varied cuisines the world has ever been blessed with. As it is, The Indian cuisine is so varied that you may hardly find any similarity between the north Indian and the south Indian cuisine. Nevertheless, Paneer remains one of the most common features in most cuisines in India.

Paneer Rajma is one of my favorite recipes. It is typically a north Indian recipe and has a lot many versions to it; and all the recipes are equally appealing. Now, without wasting anymore time, I would like to introduce you to this wonderful recipe, which has been a major reason for my attraction towards the Indian cuisine.

Ingredients

200 gm Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) chopped into small cubes
1 medium sized Onion (chopped finely)
1 tsp black lentils
1 tsp cumin seeds
A few Curry Leaves
150 gm Rajma (beans)
Salt, Red Chilly Powder to taste
Oil for frying
1 tsp Turmeric powder
Chat Masala
1 tsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Ground Ginger

Preparation

1. Fry the Paneer cubes in a pan till they turn golden in color.

2. Now, set aside the Paneer cubes

3. After that, heat the oil in a pan and fry the cumin seeds for ½ min

4. Add the chopped onion and the lentil seeds and fry till the onion turn golden brown

5. Add Red Chilly powder, Turmeric powder and ginger paste and fry for a minute.

6. Now add the Paneer cubes and Rajma and sauté for some time.

7. Add salt and water to it and cook over a light flame till the beans are tender.

8. Now, add Garam Masala and Curry leaves and stir well for a minute.

9. Before serving sprinkle little bit of Chaat Masala (a kind of Indian spice).

Your Paneer Rajma is ready to be served hot. Enjoy it with Naan, Kulcha or chapatti.

Paneer Rajma apart from being a mouthwatering dish is also a very healthy option as well. It is low in cholesterol and the ingredients are rich in protein. This is a major reason for its popularity. As the world becomes smaller and smaller and boundaries are getting diminished more and more people are waking up, to this wonderful recipe from India. So, now you have another option for your dinner menu and I am sure, you will definitely like it.

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