Kidney beans are integral part of the cuisine in northern regions of India where the beans are known as Rajma and are used in a dish of the same name. The hill variety grown variously in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir are red in colour with small bean size. This particular type is more popular in these regions. While the bigger red and chitra or speckled beans are more famous in other northern states. Rajma chitra is high in potassium and it contains low sodium and fat.