Suggested Recipes Kidney Bean Recipe

Red Kidney Beans (Rajma)

ingredients

3 tbsp canola oil

5 whole cloves

10 black peppercorns

1 inch piece cinnamon stick

1 bay leaf

1 whole cardamom pop (optional)

2 onion, chopped

6 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp minched fresh ginger root

1 tsp powdered red pepper or dried Cajun pepper (optional)

1 - 15 oz can kidney beans, drained

Salt to taste

Water

6 sprigs cilantro, minced

Directions

Heat oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Stir in the cloves, whole black peppercorn, cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaf. Cover the pan as the pepper tends to splutter right out of the pan and can cause burns! Let heat for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the sliced onions. Saute until the onions are soft and almost translucent. Mix in the tomatoes and saute well. (For a great taste, saute until almost dry.) Raise the stovetop's temperature to a medium heat. Add the garlic and ginger and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in the chili powder, red kidney beans and salt; mix well. Slowly add water a small amount at a time. You are adding water to create a gravy, only add water until the gravy has reached the consistency that you would like. For a smoother gravy, cool and blend the sauteed mixture before adding the red kidney beans. Garnish with cilantro.