Another excellent recipe from Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery. Serve on its own with naan bread and a salad or as a side dish. It is time consuming or use tinned beans. but either way it’s well worth it.
Serves 6
INGREDIENTS
225g dried black-eyed beans, washed and drained
1.15 litres water
225g mushrooms
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
2.5cm stick of cinnamon
150g onions, peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
400g tinned tomatoes
2 teaspoon ground coriander seeds
1 teaspoon ground cumin seeds
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons chopped coriander or parsley
METHOD
Put the beans and water into a heavy pot and bring to a boil. Cover, turn heat to low and simmer gently for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the pot sit, covered and undisturbed, for 1 hour.
While the pot is resting, cut the mushrooms through their stems into 3mm thick slices. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium flame. When hot, put in the whole cumin seeds and the cinnamon stick. Let the sizzle for 5-6 seconds. Now put in the onions and garlic. Stir and fry until the onion pieces turn brown at the edges.
Put in the mushrooms. Stir and fry until the mushrooms wilt. Now add the tomatoes and ground coriander, ground cumin, turmeric and cayenne. Stir and cook for a minute.
Cover, turn heat to low and let the mixture cook in its own juices for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat under the pan.
Bring the beans to the boil again. Cover, turn heat to low and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until the beans are tender. To this bean and water mixture, add the mushroom mixture, salt, black pepper and fresh coriander/parsley. Stir to mix and bring to a simmer. Simmer, uncovered, on medium-low heat for another 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
Serve with the Naan and a green salad.
Original recipe Indian cookery Madhur Jaffrey
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