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Rajmah Shalgum Kidney Beans with Turnips

A chili-like north Indian curry: onion, ginger and garlic browned slowly with black cardamom, a tomato-paste sauce layered with ground fennel, cumin, coriander and Kashmiri chile, then kidney beans and sweet turnip cubes simmered until tender.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total58 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspcanola oil
  • 300 gred onion, about 2 cups, finely chopped
  • 2 tbspginger paste, fresh ginger pureed with a little water
  • 1 tbspgarlic paste, garlic pureed with a little water
  • 4black cardamom pods

Spice sauce

  • 4 tbsptomato paste
  • 2 tspfennel seeds, ground
  • 2 tspcumin seeds, ground
  • 1 tspcoriander seeds, ground
  • 1 tspground Kashmiri chiles (or 1/4 tsp cayenne mixed with 3/4 tsp sweet paprika)
  • ½ tspground turmeric
  • 950 mlwater, 240 ml, 240 ml, then 470 ml
  • 525 gcooked red kidney beans, about 3 cups, drained
  • 450 gturnips, 4 small or 2 medium, peeled, 2.5 cm cubes
  • 1½ tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
  • 6 tbspfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped, divided

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Legumes (any)
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Turnip
  • Fennel
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin

Taste

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

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: low

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