Black Bean Curry

Overview
Black bean adds a lot of flavor to any dish and is a rich source of protein and fibre. Here I have cooked black beans with garlic, ginger  tomatoes and spices which makes this dish very flavorful and aromatic. You can adjust the amount of red chillies and black pepper to your taste.  This dish goes very well with Chapati or plain white rice.

Black Bean Curry

Ingredients
Black beans dry - one cup
Cherry tomatoes chopped - 1 cup
Red Onion large finely chopped
Ginger 2 inch piece - finely chopped
Garlic  6 - 8 cloves finely chopped
Whole coriander seeds - 4 tablespoons
Whole red chillies - 4
Whole black peppers - 1 teaspoon
Cumin - 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Cilantro for garnish
Salt to taste
Olive oil - 4 tablespoon

Steps
1. Soak the black beans overnight in plenty of water.

2. Cook the soaked black beans in  2 cups water in a pressure cooker till one whistle or until it is cooked well.

3. In a heavy bottom pan dry roast the coriander seeds, red chilly, black pepper and cumin one after another and grind it in a blender to a smooth powder and keep aside.

4. In the same pan heat the oil. When the oil gets hot add the finely chopped onions, garlic and ginger to this. Saute till the onions turn light brown.

5. Add the ground spice mixture along with turmeric powder to this and saute well. Add the finely chopped tomatoes to this a pinch of salt and cook covered.

6. Add the cooked black beans to this and bring to a boil. Add salt as needed. Simmer and cook for 5 minutes and mix well.

Serve hot, garnished with fresh chopped cilantro. Can be served with any Indian bread or plain white rice