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Ingredients
  • ½ cup Beans (rinse and soak in hot water for 8 hours)
  • 3 medium Tomatoes (crushed)
  • 1 tsp Ground coriander/cumin mix
  • ¾ tsp Salt (or to taste)
  • ½ tsp Red chili powder (or to taste)
  • 1 tsp Sugar (substitute 2 tsp gor)
  • ¾ tsp Garlic (crushed)
  • ½ tsp Ginger (crushed)
  • 1 tsp Lemon juice
  • ⅛ tsp Ground cloves
  • Green onions and coriander (chopped for garnish)
Instructions
  1. Pressure cook beans with 2 cups of water for 7 whistles (30 minutes in IP).
  2. In a saucepan, heat oil on medium for tempering, add dry red chilies.
  3. As it browns, add ajmo, mustard seeds and cloves.
  4. Once crackled add hing and turmeric.
  5. Add tomatoes, stir, and add the seasonings.
  6. Cook until the tomatoes are soft and oil begins to separate.
  7. Add the beans along with water, mash the beans slightly and simmer for 5 -10 minutes to incorporate the flavors.
  8. Garnish, stir and remove from heat.
  9. Variations: replace white beans with kidney beans or garbanzo beans.
  10. Note: can add ¼ C chopped onions in white beans and red beans. Sauté then add tomatoes.
Tempering
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsps Oil
  • 2 Dry red chilies
  • ½ tsp Ajmo
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 3 Cloves
  • ⅛ tsp Asafoetida (hing)
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric