Black-Eyed Beans with Mushrooms

This is a recipe high on my list of favourite vegetarian recipes. Basically, it is another gem from Madhur Jaffrey’s A Taste of India but I have adapted the recipe slightly.

Black-Eyed Beans with Mushrooms

SERVES

6

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

15

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

60

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 225g dried black-eyed beans

  • 225g fresh mushrooms

  • 6 tbsp sunflower oil

  • 1 tsp whole cumin seeds

  • 2.5cm piece of cinnamon bark

  • 150g onion, peeled and chopped

  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled and very finely chopped

  • 400g fresh or tinned tomatoes, peeled and chopped

  • 2 tsp ground coriander seeds

  • 1 tsp ground cumin seeds

  • ½ tsp ground turmeric

  • pinch of sugar

  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

  • 1 good tsp salt, (it needs it so don’t cut down)

  • freshly ground black pepper

  • 3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (fresh parsley may be substituted though the flavour is not at all the same)

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