Introduction
How many whistles are required to make Rajma
While cooking Rajma, the first question that comes to our mind is – how many whistles should be used to cook Rajma? Rajma is a very tasty and popular North Indian dish, but to make it perfect, it is important to cook it properly.
If more or less whistles are used, then either the Rajma remains raw or it gets overcooked. Therefore, it is very important to know how many whistles are needed in a pressure cooker to make Rajma soft and tasty.
So let us see how many whistles should be taken to cook Rajma so that it does not get over cooked and remains uncooked, so without wasting time let us see
Step BY Step dhow many whistles to cook rajma
So first of all we have to make sure that how much quantity of Rajma we have taken
We are taking 2 cups of Rajma. You have to add double the amount of water to the Rajma you take so that our Rajma gets immersed in water properly and boils properly.
So we will put 2 cups of Rajma in a pressure cooker and we will add double the amount of water than the Rajma we have taken i.e. we will put 4 cups of water in the cooker and we will also add some salt in it so that the Rajma does not take time to boil.
Now we will put this cooker on the gas and let it whistle 4 times so that our Rajma gets boiled in the right quantity, neither more nor less, but our Rajma is not ready with only this many whistles, we still need 1 more whistle.
Now 4 whistles have been blown, so we will turn off the gas and take the cooker off and remove the gas from the cooker and open the lid of the cooker and take out the Rajma.
Now we have to let it whistle one more. If you make it in a pressure cooker then you will have to add 1 more whistle, otherwise if you make it in a pan then cook it for 10 minutes by adding water along with spices so that the rajma is cooked properly and does not get over cooked and does not remain raw.
So for cooking rajma we need 4 or 5 whistles, it depends on the quantity of your ingredients, if you want to cook 2 to 5 cups or 200 grams to 750 grams of rajma then you need 4 to 5 whistles, if you want to cook more than that then you may need 5 to 6 or 6 whistles also.
So you can add whistles according to the quantity, otherwise if you want to cook 2 cups to 5 cups or 250 grams to 750 grams of rajma then 4 to 5 whistles are enough for that. Do not whistle more than that, otherwise the rajma may get mushy
So, for cooking rajma, it is necessary to whistle properly, which I have explained to you in detail in this article, so that you will not face any problem
Below, I have also given what ingredients are required to make rajma, you can also see that to make a great rajma
Ingredients for making Rajma
250 gm Rajma (for 4 members)
• 4 tsp mustard oil
• 4 cups water
• 2 large onions
• 2 large tomatoes
• 10 cloves of garlic (optional)
• 2 green chillies
• 2 tsp ginger paste
• 1 red chilli
• 1 big cardamom
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 asafoetida
• 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli (for colour)
• 1/2 cumin powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 turmeric powder
• 1 tsp garam masala powder
• 1/2 fenugreek powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 tsp coriander leaves
Conclusion: how many whistles to cook rajma
I have explained the way to cook Rajma in this, if there are 2 cups to 5 cups of Rajma then it needs 4 to 5 whistles to cook it.
But if someone wants to cook Rajma in more quantity than 250 grams or 750 grams then they need 6 to 7 whistles because due to increase in quantity more whistles are required.
And along with this I have also told what are the ingredients required to cook Rajma
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