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.

THE RECIPE

Ingredients needed:

• 250g kidney beans
• 2 red onions, diced
• 3 medium tomatoes, diced
• 3 green chillies, de-seeded
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• 1/2 tsp grated ginger
• 3-4?cardamoms
• 4-5 cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 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 1: Soak the kidney beans overnight.?Once complete, boil them in water until cooked. Strain the kidney beans, keeping the water aside for later.?

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.

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.??

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.?

And as always, let us know if you make the recipe and how it tastes.?