Red Kidney Beans (Rajma)

Ingredients

• 6 sprigs cilantro, minced
• water
• salt to taste
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 1 teaspoon powdered red pepper or dried Cajun pepper (optional)
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• + 8 more ingredients
• • 6 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 onion, chopped
  • 1 whole cardamom pod (optional)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick
  • 10 black peppercorns
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Stir in the cloves, whole black peppercorn, cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaf. Cover the pan as the pepper tends to splutter right out of the pan and can cause burns! Let heat for 1 minute. 2. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the sliced onio...

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