Big Beans Potato Curry Recipe
Usually MA is less or not interested in shopping. Being a busy day and after compelling a lot, once he went for grocery shopping. And, so he happened to buy this beans. These beans are much bigger than the normal beans. And, so I was little skeptical about its size after soaking.. haha..!!
Anyway, I cooked . Not so much to my surprise, it doubled in size, unlike other beans. Yeah!! only doubled. I estimated that it might grow like Alladin’s genie.. Just kidding.
So, this big bean, like any other beans comes from a family of Legumes. And is an important source of protein. I tried making it like rajma with some cubes of potatoes. And, it was a hit combo with jeera rice.
How to make Big bean potato curry with step by step photos:
1. Wash and soak the beans overnight. It will become double in size.
2. Pressure cook beans and potato with salt and enough water for 7-8 minutes. Check if the beans have cooked. If not, cook for another few minutes.
3. Make a puree of onion ginger and garlic.
4. Heat oil in a pan. Splutter cumin seeds. Saute onion+ginger+garlic paste till it turns golden brown. Keep stirring.
5. Add tomato puree, mix well. Saute till it leaves the bottom of the pan with ease.
6. Throw in all the masala powders. Mix and cook for 1 minute. Add cooked beans and potato. Add enough water, depending on the consistency you want.
7 Cover and cook for another 5 minutes till all the flavours combine.
8. Turn off the flame and sprinkle chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with steamed or jeera rice.
Big Beans Potato Curry Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Big beans
- 3/4 - 1 cup Potato cubed
- 1 big / cup Onion roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp Garlic cloves chopped
- 2 tsp ginger chopped
- 3/4 cup Tomato puree / 3 small tomato pureed
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala powder
- 3/4 tsp Kashmiri chilly powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 handful Coriander leaves chopped
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash and soak the beans overnight. It will become double in size.
- Pressure cook beans and potato with salt and enough water for 7-8 minutes. Check if the beans have cooked. If not, cook for another few minutes.
- Make a puree of onion ginger and garlic.
- Heat oil in a pan. Splutter cumin seeds. Saute onion+ginger+garlic paste till it turns golden brown. Keep stirring.
- Add tomato puree, mix well. Saute till it leaves the bottom of the pan with ease.
- Throw in all the masala powders. Mix and cook for 1 minute. Add cooked beans and potato. Add enough water, depending on the consistency you want.
- Cover and cook for another 5 minutes till all the flavours combine.
- Turn off the flame and sprinkle chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with steamed or jeera rice.
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