Recipe ·Oct 16, 2023

Mimansa's Rajma Masala

In honour of international food day, Mimansa made us a rajma masala – a classic Indian curry that is made with a key ingredient: kidney beans.

Ingredients needed:	Step 1: Soak the kidney beans overnight. Once complete, boil them in water until cooked. Strain the kidney beans, keeping the water aside for later.
250g kidney beans 2 red onions, diced 3 medium tomatoes, diced 3 green chillies, de-seeded 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped	Step 2: Using a pressure cooker, add the cooking oil, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, cardamoms, cloves and cumin seeds. Fry on a low heat for a few minutes. Add the chopped onions, ginger and garlic and simmer until golden brown.
2 tbsp cooking oil 1/2 tsp grated ginger 3-4 cardamoms 4-5 cloves 2 bay leaves 1/2 tsp cumin seeds	Step 3: Add the tomatoes and salt. Continue to fry on a low heat until the tomatoes are well done. Step 4: Add the remaining spices and cook for at least 4-5 mins on a low heat.
1/2 tsp corriander powder 1/2 tsp tumeric 1/4 tsp garam masala 1/2 tsp red chilli powder Salt to taste Corriander leaves to serve	Step 5: Add the kidney beans and water from earlier. Put the lid on the pressure cooker and cook until you hear "two whistles of the cooker." Step 6: Garnish with fresh corriander and serve with rice, chapati or naan bread. Step 7: Enjoy!

If you don't have access to a pressure cooker, you can cook in an medium sized stock pot or pan with a lid.

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