White Beans / Kidney Beans / Garbanzo Beans
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
- Pressure cook beans with 2 cups of water for 7 whistles (30 minutes in IP).
- In a saucepan, heat oil on medium for tempering, add dry red chilies.
- As it browns, add ajmo, mustard seeds and cloves.
- Once crackled add hing and turmeric.
- Add tomatoes, stir, and add the seasonings.
- Cook until the tomatoes are soft and oil begins to separate.
- Add the beans along with water, mash the beans slightly and simmer for 5 -10 minutes to incorporate the flavors.
- Garnish, stir and remove from heat.
- Variations: replace white beans with kidney beans or garbanzo beans.
- 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