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Green Leafy Vegetables With Kidney Beans

Tasty side dish with rice
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 5 people

Ingredients
  

  • Kidney beans : 1 large handful
  • Finely chopped large onion : 1 no
  • Finely chopped spinach : 1 bunch
  • Finely chopped cleaned green leafy vegetable : 1 bunch
  • Finely chopped coriander leaves : ½ bunch
  • Finely chopped mint leaves : ½ bunch
  • 3 stem Finely chopped spring onions with stem: 2
  • Chopped tomatoes: 2 nos
  • 4 cloves Finely chopped garlic with stem: 3
  • Cinnamon stick : 1 pc
  • 3 nos Green chillies : 2
  • Whole jeera : 1 tsp
  • 3 leaves Bay leaves : 2
  • Garlic ginger paste : 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder : ½ tsp
  • Red chilli powder : ½ tsp
  • Coriander powder : ½ tsp
  • Jeera powder : ½ tsp

Instructions
 

  • Soak the kidney beans overnight in water.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add whole jeera and chopped garlic with stem and fry for 2 - 3 minutes.
  • Add cinnamon and cloves and chopped onions.
  • Fry till the onions turn brown in color.
  • Add the soaked kidney beans, chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, jeera powder, salt and 1 cup water.
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  • Cover and cook on a low flame for 30 - 40 minutes till the beans are half cooked.
  • Add chopped spinach, green leaf , spring onions, coriander and mint leaves and mix well.
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  • Cover the pan and cook for 1½ hours adding water as required, till the kidney beans is tender and soft.
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  • Serve with steamed rice.
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