Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Cannellini Beans Curry































Cannellini beans are white in colour and belong to beans (Rajama) family. I saw cannellini beans at the grocery store and they looked so wonderful, so I thought of making it in the Indian style. The white coloured beans looked very tempting when paired with yellowish red gravy. It tasted just like Rajma . Another successful experiment!!!

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup cannellini beans, washed, soaked overnight with 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds/jeera
  • 5-6 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 small Onion, sliced
  • 2 large Tomatoes, diced
  • 1 tsp Ginger paste
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder/dhaniya
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder/jeera
  • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder/haldi
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala powder
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • Salt to taste
  • Fresh Cilantro leaves for garnish

Method:
  1. Boil overnight soaked beans with 3 cups of water in pressure cooker for 8 whistles.
  2. Heat the oil in a deep, thick-bottomed pan on a medium flame.
  3. Add the cumin seeds and allow them to cook for a minute or so.
  4. Add garlic and saute 1 minute.
  5. Then mix in finely chopped onions and fry until the onions become slightly translucent.
  6. Now add the sliced onions and fry for another 1-2 minutes.
  7. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl add coriander powder, cumin powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder and ginger paste along with 2-3 tsp water and mix well.
  8. Add the above paste to the pan and let this cook for 5-7 minutes till the mixture starts leaves oil.
  9. Add tomatoes. Cover and cook this mixture for 8-10 minutes till everything gets mushed up.
  10. Now add beans, salt and required amount of water according to the desired gravy thickness.
  11. Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes.
  12. Add garam-masala just before taking off the flame.
  13. Garnish with fresh cilantro leaves. 

Serve hot with rice, roti or rice.

2 comments:

  1. I SAW THESE BEANS SO MANY TIMES IN ASDA BUT DIDNT BUY IT, NOW AFTER LOOKING AT THIS RECIPE AND PIC I WILL BUY THIS AND PREPARE THIS CURRY

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  2. i had them lying in the cupboard, i always made salad with it. i will now use your recipe to make curry. let c how it goes.thanks for posting

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