Red Kidney Bean Hummus | Rajma Hummus | Recipe of kidney bean – cashew hummus | How to make easy hummus with step by step instructions
This vegan Red Kidney Bean Hummus | Rajma Hummus is a delicious dip recipe with twist, from Middle Eastern cuisine. This hummus is a fusion recipe where cooked red kidney beans and cashews are blended together with other basic hummus recipe ingredients.
It includes garlic, olive oil, yogurt, chili and cilantro. It tastes amazing when served as snack/appetizer with nacho chips, pita bread or as a spread for sandwiches as well.
Do check out this Red kidney bean salad with veges recipe on the blog to include beans in your diet in an interesting way.
Just blend everything together recipe of Red Kidney Bean Hummus | Rajma Hummus
Any hummus recipe can’t be easier than this as it’s just assemble all the ingredients, dump them in blender, blend and it’s done.
It makes your job more easier if you have some leftover cooked kidney beans in your fridge already.
A wow twist to a classic hummus
I think authentic, plain chickpeas hummus reigns supreme, but I do love to create and play with fun flavors.
A great variation of regular classic hummus, this recipe uses red kidney beans and is as creamy and delicious.
Serve this at a party, home gathering as a snack or an appetizer. It’s surely is a party pleaser and works well as a delicious spread in a wrap or sandwich instead of mayonnaise.
We just loved it. Though I am not a Red kidney bean fan, but this hummus has bowled me over.
I have served this with vegetable crudites and baked nacho chips.
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Red Kidney Bean Hummus | Rajma Hummus
Step by step instructions and pictorial presentation to make Red Kidney Bean Hummus | Rajma Hummus
To cook Kidney Beans
Rinse the kidney beans and soak them in enough water till the beans are submerged, for at least 8 hours.
Drain the water and rinse well 2 to 3 times. Pressure cook with about 1 glass of water till soft.
Drain and use it to make hummus.
With already cooked kidney beans
If you have leftover cooked kidney beans in your fridge, use them straightaway.
Put all the ingredients mentioned in the list in an electrical food chopper or just blend in the mixer jar. Transfer and serve with red chili powder sprinkled over.
Garnish with coriander leaves, black olives and pomegranate arils.
Serve with nacho chips or pita roasted on grill pan/griddle.
Notes :
1. Tahini is a must ingredient to make hummus. I have used readymade tahini, however you can substitute Tahini by grinding 1 tbsp white sesame seeds with 2 tbsp Olive Oil.
2. If not vegan, you may use any yogurt/curd to make this recipe.
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Red Kidney Bean Hummus | Rajma Hummus
Ingredients
- 50 grams cooked rajma/Red kidney beans
- 10 Cashew pieces
- 2 tablespoon Tahini see notes
- 1 Lemon juiced
- 2 Green chilies
- 1 teaspoon Cumin jeera powder
- 8 Garlic cloves
- 2 teaspoon Vegan Hung curd/Yogurt
- 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon Olive oil
To serve
- 1/2 teaspoon Red chilli powder
- 3 black olives
- Few Pomegranate arils
- Nacho chips or grilled pita bread
- Vegetable crudites
Instructions
To cook Kidney Beans
- Rinse the kidney beans and soak them in enough water till the beans are submerged, for at least 8 hours.
- Drain the water and rinse well 2 to 3 times. Pressure cook with about 1 glass of water till soft.
- Drain and use it to make hummus.
With already cooked kidney beans
- If you have leftover cooked kidney beans in your fridge, use them starighaway.
- Put all the ingredients mentioned in the list in an electrical food chopper or just blend in the mixer jar. Transfer and serve with red chili powder sprinkled over.
- Garnish with coriander leaves, black olives and pomegranate arils.
- Serve with vegetable crudites, nacho chips or pita roasted on grill pan/griddle.
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Wow this looks mouth watering.. super recipe
Thanks Ruchi
We make a version of Rajma hummus to go with our sandwiches. It doesn’t have cumin and yogurt. These ingredients must be making it tastier and smoother. Iw ill add them to my next batch.
Addition of cumin and yogurt gives it a beautiful flavour. Do try this way next time Seema.
When Chickpea hummus is commonly made here-n-there, love to see totally a new idea with red kidney beans. Would love to try it someday.
Please give it a try Shailender. If you love Rajma then this is for rajma lovers for sure.
I just love how you have gave a twist to the classic hummus recipe. I would definitely try out this
Glad to know Amrita. Do try this.
Beautiful pinkish colour hummus Lata, and so different. Adding cashew nuts and yogurt must be adding so much flavour and gives a creamy texture. Delicious looking red kidney hummus.
Thank you Mayuri. Yes the creamy and nutty flavour added so much character to hummus.
Usually we add some other ingredients to the normal chickpeas hummus but kidney beans hummus is absolutely amazing. perfect creamy texture.
Thank you Hem Lata.
Haven’t yet tried rajma hummus. Your recipe is easy and tempting. Will try this one soon!
Glad you liked it. Thanks Avin.
What a lovely hummus recipe that is with red kidney beans. Adding cashews must have made it so creamy and decadent.
Yes cashews were the star of the recipe Pavani. The creamy texture was too good.
Kidney Beans hummus sounds such a healthy snd flavorful treat especially, with the cashews amd yogurt going in along with spices. Would love to have it as a spread on my sandwiches.
Thanks Poonam.
That is a wonderful twist to the traditional chickpea hummus. Wonderful idea to alternate these different beans to make hummus. Love the idea of using cashews for added creaminess.
Thanks Sandhya.