Rama Curry Recipes

RAJMA (KIDNEY BEAN CURRY)

Steps:

• Place the kidney beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours or overnight. Drain and rinse.
• Grind the onion, ginger, and garlic into a paste using a mortar and pestle.
• Heat the oil and ghee together in a pressure cooker over medium heat. Fry the red chile peppers, cumin seeds, and whole cloves in the hot oil until the cumin seeds begin to splutter; stir the onion paste into the mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown. Season with the ground turmeric, ground cumin, and ground coriander; continue cooking for a few more seconds before adding the tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes are completely tender.
• Add the drained kidney beans to the pressure cooker with enough water to cover; pour the 2 cups water additionally to the cooker. Add the sugar and salt. Close the pressure cooker and bring to 15 pounds of pressure; cook about 40 minutes. Lower the heat to low and cook another 10 to 15 minutes. Release the pressure and open the cooker. Stir the garam masala and ground red pepper into the bean mixture; garnish with chopped cilantro to serve.

TO DIE FOR RAJMA CURRY

Steps:

• Put rajma in a cooker.
• Add in all the other ingredients except cilantro and garam masala.
• Add water.
• Put on the cooker on the gas.
• After one whistle, cook on slow flame for 30 minutes.
• Remove and see if the rajma is tender.
• Mix well to make a thick gravy.
• Put into a serving dish.
• Garnish with cilantro and garam masala.
• Serve immediately with hot rotis.
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CHICKEN RAMA IN THAI PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Add coconut and ginger to a medium saucepan, and stir until well blended. Cook it over medium heat and bring it to a boil.
• Add the chicken pieces to the saucepan. Reduce the heat and let it simmer 5-7 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through (i.e., no pink remains).
• With a slotted spoon, remove the chicken and transfer to a bowl; cover and set aside. If any coconut milk accumulates at the bottom of the bowl, just pour it back into the saucepan.
• To the saved coconut milk, add the peanut butter, red curry paste, fish sauce, brown sugar, and chopped peanuts. Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes or until the sauce is creamy and not grainy in appearance.
• Add the chicken, and heat for another 2 minutes.
• Arrange the spinach on plates.
• Spoon the chicken and peanut sauce over the spinach leaves,.
• Classic side dishes to accompany this dish are steamed white rice (calrose rice is especially fitting) and pad Thai noodles.

THAI RAMA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Method for Chicken: Place chicken in medium bowl. Add oyster sauce, soy sauce, vegetable oil, and sugar and let marinade for 15 minutes. Cook chicken in boiling water for just a minute or two, drain and set aside.
• Method for Sauce: In mortar and pestle, pound peanut until very fine and smooth. Set aside. In a wok, heat coconut milk. Keep stirring until coconut oil comes up to the surface, then add red curry paste. Cook until fragrant. Add more coconut milk if you prefer. Season with sugar, tamarind and fish sauce. Add peanut, stir until combined, and let it all cook for a few minutes longer. Remove from heat.
• Final Preparation and Serving: Cook broccoli in boiling water for 1.5 minutes. Immediately transfer to ice cold water. THis stops the cooking process. Drain and place cooked broccoli on serving plate. Next put the cooked chicken over the broccoli. Pour peanut sauce over the chicken. Enjoy with fresh steamed jasmine rice.