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Rajma Masala

Red kidney beans in a thick onion-tomato masala.

Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Total
45 min
Active
15 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Cuisine
indian
Servings4

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Pop the cumin in the hot oil, then fry the onions 10 minutes until deep golden.

  2. Add the ginger-garlic paste for 1 minute, then the tomato purée and ground spices; cook 8 minutes until the oil separates.

  3. Add the beans, water, and salt and simmer 15 minutes, mashing a handful of beans to thicken.

  4. Finish with cilantro and more garam masala if it needs lift.

Cooking the masala until the oil separates is the flavor step — don't rush it.