Black Bean Rajma

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 183.6
  • Total Fat: 2.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 19.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 32.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 10.5 g
  • Protein: 9.7 g

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 cup dry black beans, soaked overnight or 6+ hours
    1-2 rounds fresh ginger
    1/8 t turmeric
    1 jalapeno or serrano, opened lengthwise, but intact.
    1/2 T coconut oil
    1 1/2 cup chopped onion
    1/2 T minced ginger
    1/2 T cumin
    1/4 t turmeric
    cayenne to taste
    1 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes with juices
    1 cup chopped bell pepper (red or yellow)
    1 1/2 cup chopped packed spinach
    2 T lemon juice
    optional garam marsala

Directions

Soak beans for at least 6 hours and rinse. Simmer with ginger rounds, turmeric, and hot pepper for 45+ minutes, until done. Drain reserving cooking liquid.

In large pan, saute onion over medium heat in coconut oil until golden brown, about 15 minutes. About half-way through cooking, add next 4 ingredients (spices). Once onions are cooked 15 minutes, add tomatoes and cook addl 5 minutes. Then add bell pepper, spinach, cooked beans and salt. Heat through for 10-15 minutes. Finish with lemon juice and optional garam marsala.

Serving Size: Makes 4 servings