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    Vegetarian

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    Vegan

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Rajma Curry

Rajma is a vegetarian dish originating from Indian, consisting of red kidney beans in a thick, gravy-like saucy with many Indian whole spices. It's perfect served with rice, flatbreads + a dollop of sour cream. Cook along with Sana here!  

Takes: 40 minutes
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Ingredients

1 jar Queen Red Beans - with their bean stock

Extra virgin olive oil

200g red onion, coarsely grated

350g tomatoes, puréed

15g ginger

3 big garlic cloves, roughly 20g

1 green chilli, deseeded

2 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

2 tsp coriander powder

½ tsp garam masala

¼ tsp sugar

1½ tbsp Kasuri methi (also known as dried fenugreek leaves)

Serving Suggestions

Big dollop of sour cream or yogurt

Fresh coriander

Rice

Flatbreads

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Queen Red Beans 1x 700g
Queen Red Beans 1x 700g
1 x 700g £4.50

Directions

Method
1

Crush the garlic, ginger and green chilli in a pestle and mortar to create a paste. If you don’t have one of these, finely grated the garlic and ginger and finely chop the chilli, mix/mush it together using the back of a knife to create a smooth paste.

2

Heat a good glug of oil in a large, heavy-based pan over a medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and let them splutter - about 2 minutes.

3

Add the grated onion with a pinch of salt and stir in the ginger-garlic-chilli paste. Cook slowly until light golden/brown. Be patient as this step is VERY crucial and it does take a bit of time.

4

Add the red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, and garam masala. Cook until the oil starts to bubble and spices bloom.

5

Pour in the blitzed tomatoes with a pinch of salt and simmer until it deepens in colour and the oil starts separating. Stir in ¼ tsp sugar to balance the acidity of the tomatoes.

6

Add the beans along with their liquid, swill the jar ⅓ with water and pour that in too. Let everything simmer gently so the beans soak up all that spicy, rich flavour.

7

Crush Kasuri Methi (the magical spice) between your palms and stir it in towards the end. Taste and adjust seasoning.

8

Serve with a generous dollop of sour cream – it really takes this dish to the next level. HIGHLY recommend! Best enjoyed with flatbreads, rice, fresh coriander and a simple fresh salad

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