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Bimla’s Rajma (Kidney Beans)

This is Bimla's recipe, slightly modified.

Cooking time

45 mins

Serves

8

Difficulty

Easy

Tested

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of LIGHT red kidney beans, soaked overnight.
  • 1 medium to large onion
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 10cm ginger
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder or crushed cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp tumeric
  • 1.5tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp gurum m

Method

  1. Dice the onions, ginger and garlic. Put it in the pressure cooker to saute with a bit of oil - maybe about 5 to 10 minutes (onions should be brown). While its cooking prepare the spices.
  2. Add all the spices and salt.. Saute for another 5 minutes.
  3. Add kidney beans and 1.75 cups of water. Stir.
  4. Pressure cooker on high for 20 minutes.

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