Rajmah Masala

Ingredients 

• 1 cup kidney beans
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 medium onions
• 7-8 garlic cloves 
• 1 inch ginger piece 
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 2-3 green chillies, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 2 teaspoons coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 4 medium tomatoes, pureed
• Salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala powder

Method

1. Soak the kidney beans overnight in four cups water with baking soda. Drain, wash with fresh water and place in a deep microwave casserole with five cups of water and cook, covered, for nearly an hour on Microwave HIGH (100%).
2. Stir every fifteen minutes. Press between your fingers to see if they are done. Grind onions, garlic, ginger into a smooth paste. In a microwave casserole place oil with onion-garlic-ginger paste, green chillies and cook, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH for five minutes.
3. Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and cook, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH for one minute. Stir in the tomato puree and cook, covered, on Microwave HIGH for six to eight minutes, stirring twice in between.
4. Remove. Stir in kidney beans with two cups of water and salt. Cook, covered, on Microwave HIGH for eight to ten minutes. Stir well. Add garam masala powder and mix. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

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