Rajma Masala Curry (Kidney Beans Delight)

Ingredients:
2 cups Rajma (raw red kidney beans), soaked over night and pressure cooked
2 tbsps vegetable/canola/sunflower cooking oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 medium-sized onions chopped fine
2"piece of ginger diced
3 cloves of garlic minced
2 large tomatoes chopped into 1" cubes
3 fresh green chillies chopped fine
2 tsps coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
A pinch of asafetida
Chopped coriander leaves to garnish

Preparation:

-Heat the oil in a deep pan and add the cumin seeds. When they stop sizzling, add the onion and fry till soft.
-Add the ginger and garlic and fry for 2 minutes.
-Add the green chillies, tomatoes, coriander, cumin, turmeric and garam masala powders and fry till the oil separates from the masala.
-Add the soaked overnight and pressure cooked rajma (kidney beans), 4 cups of warm water, asafetida, salt to taste and cook till beans are very soft (aproximately 10 minutes).
- add one spoon of powdered groundnut and cashew nut mixture for flavour
-Mash some of the beans roughly (this thickens the gravy).
-Garnish with corainder and serve hot with rotis or rice.