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Rajma cassoulet
Rajma cassoulet, from above
Non vegPunjab x France

Rajma cassoulet

Sunday rajma met a French bean bake and they decided to share a crust.

130 minTime
39 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Rajma under a crust2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
541kcalsame
39 gproteinsame
15 gfibresame
130minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Rajma, dry (dried red kidney beans)1½ cups, soaked overnight
Water900 ml
Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)2
Ghee2 tbsp
Chicken sausages6
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)6 thigh pieces, skinless
Cumin seeds1 tsp
Whole spices2 cardamom, 2 cloves, 1 cinnamon stick
Onion2, finely chopped
Ginger garlic paste1½ tbsp
Tomato puree⅔ cup
Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp
Garam masala¾ tsp
Dried thyme½ tsp
Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)1 tsp
Chicken stock (chicken broth)2 cups
Breadcrumbs⅔ cup
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful, chopped
Butter1 tbsp, melted
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Pressure cook the soaked rajma with the water, bay leaves and salt for 4 whistles, then let the pressure release naturally.
  2. 2Heat the ghee in a heavy ovenproof casserole on medium heat. Brown the sausages 5 minutes and lift out, then brown the chicken 8 minutes and lift out.
  3. 3Add the cumin and whole spices, then the onion for 12 minutes. Add the ginger garlic paste for 1 minute, then the tomato puree, chilli and garam masala for 5 minutes.
  4. 4Add the rajma and its liquid, the stock, thyme and kasuri methi. Nestle in the chicken and sausages.
  5. 5Heat the oven to 170°C. Mix the breadcrumbs, garlic, coriander and melted butter, scatter over, and bake 75 minutes, pressing the crust into the beans twice.
Serve it like this

Bring the casserole to the table, break the crust with a big spoon, and serve a generous scoop with a piece of chicken and sausage in a wide bowl with coriander on top.

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To drink Kesar elaichi bubble milk tea45 min
Something sweet Alphonso mille feuille210 min
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