Produce of India:  Rajma is a popular dish from the North Indian cuisines made from red kidney beans. Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka are major kidney beans growing states in India.

History:   Red kidney beans are thought to have originated in Peru. They’re part of a larger group called “common beans”. which were cultivated as early as 8000 years ago. Common beans were spread by migrating tribes and served as an important protein source in the diets of the Indians of the Americas. These Kashmiri Rajma popular beans are kidney shaped. Since these dark red beans hold their shape and colour really well during cooking and readily absorb surrounding flavors, they are a favorite bean to use in simmered dishes.

Active Ingredients: They contain abundant phenolics, functional proteins, as well as other active ingredients that present antioxidant, hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic properties. Gallic acid, ferulic acid, catechin, p-hydroxybenzoic acid have been identified as beans.