Best Easy Kidney Bean Curry Recipes

RAJMA (KIDNEY BEAN CURRY)

Steps:

• Place the kidney beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours or overnight. Drain and rinse.
• Grind the onion, ginger, and garlic into a paste using a mortar and pestle.
• Heat the oil and ghee together in a pressure cooker over medium heat. Fry the red chile peppers, cumin seeds, and whole cloves in the hot oil until the cumin seeds begin to splutter; stir the onion paste into the mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown. Season with the ground turmeric, ground cumin, and ground coriander; continue cooking for a few more seconds before adding the tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes are completely tender.
• Add the drained kidney beans to the pressure cooker with enough water to cover; pour the 2 cups water additionally to the cooker. Add the sugar and salt. Close the pressure cooker and bring to 15 pounds of pressure; cook about 40 minutes. Lower the heat to low and cook another 10 to 15 minutes. Release the pressure and open the cooker. Stir the garam masala and ground red pepper into the bean mixture; garnish with chopped cilantro to serve.

KIDNEY BEAN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a low-medium heat. Add the onion and a pinch of salt and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until softened and just starting to colour. Add the garlic, ginger and coriander stalks and cook for a further 2 mins, until fragrant.
• Add the spices to the pan and cook for another 1 min, by which point everything should smell aromatic. Tip in the chopped tomatoes and kidney beans in their water, then bring to the boil.
• Turn down the heat and simmer for 15 mins until the curry is nice and thick. Season to taste, then serve with the basmati rice and the coriander leaves.

EASY KIDNEY BEAN CURRY

Steps:

• Pulse the ginger and garlic together in a food processor until a rough paste. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until the onion is golden brown (add splashes of water as needed if ingredients begin to stick to the bottom of the pan), about 8 minutes.
• Add the curry powder and pumpkin pie spice and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the cabbage and carrot and stir until just coated.
• Add the beans, tomatoes, 2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the carrot is tender and the curry sauce has reduced by about half and clings nicely to the beans and vegetables, about 8 minutes. Stir in the cilantro and season with salt. Serve with rice and dollops of yogurt.

KIDNEY BEAN AND SPINACH CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil and cook onion and garlic for 5 minutes.
• Stir in spices and cook for 2 minutes till fragrant.
• Add beans, lentils and tomatoes and bring to the boil.
• Simmer for 6 minutes till thickened.
• Add spinach and cook till it is wilted.
• Season to taste and serve with crusty bread.

RAJMA (INDIAN RED KIDNEY BEAN CURRY)

Steps:

• In a medium pot, heat oil. When hot, add cumin.
• Once the cumin begins to brown, add the garlic and ginger. Let it cook for 1 min, stir constantly.
• Add onions and stir until onion turns clear and add the tomato sauce.
• Keep stirring the sauce until it's slightly thickens and begins to separate a bit from the oil.
• Add the Rajma masala, salt and chili powder and stirl for 2-3 minutes.
• Last, throw in the two cans of kidney beans, undrained. Let it cook for 5-6 mins, stirring occasionally.
• You adjust the spices accordingly, while tasting along.
• Serve with some sliced onions, a lemon wedge and garnish with some chopped coriander. Enjoy!