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Rajmah Mutter Kidney Beans with Green Peas

Meaty kidney beans and sweet green peas in a creamy-tart yogurt sauce, seasoned with a coarse pounded masala of coriander, cumin, black pepper, fenugreek, curry leaves, ginger and green chile.

  • YieldMakes about 1 litre (4 cups); serves 4
  • Hands-on18 min
  • Total24 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Pounded masala

  • 2 tspcoriander seeds
  • 1 tspcumin seeds
  • ½ tspblack peppercorns
  • ½ tspfenugreek seeds
  • 22 leavesfresh curry leaves, 20 to 25, medium to large
  • 10 gfresh ginger, 2 thin lengthwise slices, coarsely chopped
  • 2fresh green Thai, cayenne or serrano chiles, stems removed
  • 2 tbspghee or canola oil
  • 350 gcooked red kidney beans, about 2 cups, drained
  • 280 gfrozen green peas, about 2 cups, no need to thaw
  • 240 mlwater
  • 1 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt

Yogurt sauce

  • 120 gplain yogurt, about 1/2 cup
  • 120 mlheavy cream or half-and-half
  • 2 tspcornstarch, slaked in 2 tbsp cold water

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Legumes (any)
  • Peas
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Fenugreek
  • Corn (maize)
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Ginger
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Curry leaves
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Mortar and pestle

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • One pot
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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