Rajma (Indian Kidney Bean Curry)
Source of Recipe
Brenda-Lee Olson
Recipe Introduction
Original Recipe from Petrina Verma Sarkar
List of Ingredients
2 cans red kidney beans, drained and rinsed under running water
2 tbsps vegetable/canola/sunflower cooking oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 medium-sized onions chopped fine
2" piece of ginger jullinned
6 cloves of garlic minced
2 large tomatoes chopped into 1" cubes
2 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 to garnish
Recipe
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 red kidney beans, 4 cups of warm water, asafetida, salt to taste and cook till beans are very soft (aproximately 10 minutes).
Mash some of the beans roughly (this thickens the gravy).
Garnish with corainder and serve piping hot with plain boiled rice and Kachumbar salad and a pickle of your choice.
Note from BL: Always check spice blends to be sure they are
gluten-free. There are several MYO Spice Blends in our recipe archives if you can't find safe ones, or you prefer to blend them fresh.
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