Kidney Bean And Spinach Curry Recipes

EASY KIDNEY BEAN CURRY

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Kidney beans are often overlooked (unless you're making chili). Don't pass them up! They are nutritionally dense and just as versatile as other, more popular beans. They also meld perfectly in this easy vegetarian curry, which uses curry powder and pumpkin spice as substitutes to a long grocery list of individual spices. Be sure to cook the onion until golden brown-this one step adds much depth of flavor.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

One 2-inch piece fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 small head green cabbage, roughly chopped
1 large carrot, cut into thin rounds
One 14.5-ounce can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
One 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes
1/4 cup lightly packed cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
Cooked basmati rice and plain yogurt, for serving

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 CURRY

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A rescue recipe for when there's nothing in the fridge, or when you fancy something cheap, delicious and filling

Provided by Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer

Categories Dinner, Main course, Supper

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped
1 small pack coriander, stalks finely chopped, leaves roughly shredded
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground paprika
2 tsp garam masala
400g can chopped tomatoes
400g can kidney beans, in water
cooked basmati rice, to serve

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 282 calories, Fat 8 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 33 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 13 grams sugar, Fiber 14 grams fiber, Protein 13 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium

RAJMA (KIDNEY BEAN CURRY)

Rajma (Kidney Bean Curry) image

Rajma is comfort food at its best. I like rajma best with simple jeera (cumin) rice. Of course, some roti would be great too. When I was in college, I ate rajma at least once a week. Cheap, nutritious, and comforting. What is not to like?

Provided by SUSMITA

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Indian

Time 1h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

2 cups dry red kidney beans
1 large onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (2 inch) piece fresh ginger root, chopped
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons ghee (clarified butter)
2 dried red chile peppers, broken into pieces
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
6 whole cloves
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 cups water
1 teaspoon white sugar
salt to taste
2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon ground red pepper
¼ cup cilantro leaves, chopped

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 223.6 calories, Carbohydrate 34.2 g, Cholesterol 2.8 mg, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 8.6 g, Protein 11.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 34.9 mg, Sugar 3.3 g