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Tamatar Malai Rajmah Tomato-Cream Kidney Beans

Name: Tamatar Malai Rajmah Tomato-Cream Kidney Beans
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes about 1 litre (4 cups); serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp ghee or canola oil; 2 black cardamom pods; 2 sticks cinnamon sticks, each about 7.5 cm; 2 leaves fresh or dried bay leaves; 25 g fresh ginger, about 5 thin lengthwise slices, finely chopped; 4 cloves garlic, large, finely chopped; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tbsp sweet paprika; 2 tsp coarse kosher or sea salt; 2 tsp coriander seeds, ground; 1 tsp cumin seeds, ground; ½ tsp cayenne; ¼ tsp ground turmeric; 480 ml water, in four 120 ml additions; 60 ml fried onion paste (red onions caramelised in oil, then pureed), about 1/4 cup; 525 g cooked red kidney beans, about 3 cups, drained; 240 ml water; 120 ml heavy cream; ½ tsp Punjabi garam masala; 2 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped, to garnish

Kidney beans in a deep red, restaurant-style sauce built by bhunao: tomato paste and ground spices are cooked down with small splashes of water again and again until the oil separates, then sweetened with fried onion paste and finished with cream.

YieldMakes about 1 litre (4 cups); serves 4
Hands-on25 min
Total50 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Whole spices

2 tbspghee or canola oil
2black cardamom pods
2 stickscinnamon sticks, each about 7.5 cm
2 leavesfresh or dried bay leaves

Aromatics

25 gfresh ginger, about 5 thin lengthwise slices, finely chopped
4 clovesgarlic, large, finely chopped

Sauce

3 tbsptomato paste
1 tbspsweet paprika
2 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
2 tspcoriander seeds, ground
1 tspcumin seeds, ground
½ tspcayenne
¼ tspground turmeric
480 mlwater, in four 120 ml additions
60 mlfried onion paste (red onions caramelised in oil, then pureed), about 1/4 cup

525 gcooked red kidney beans, about 3 cups, drained
240 mlwater
120 mlheavy cream
½ tspPunjabi garam masala
2 tbspfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped, to garnish

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Mustard
Legumes (any)
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Fenugreek
Wheat
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Bell (sweet) pepper
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Fennel
Ginger
Turmeric
Cilantro / coriander
Bay leaf
Black and white pepper
Cinnamon
Clove
Nutmeg
Cardamom
Cumin
Paprika
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

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

Texture

Creamy
Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

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

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: low

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