Spicy Red Beans

Rajma

Preparation info
  • Makes

    6 to 8

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      2 hr

Appears in
The Best Recipes in the World: More Than 1,000 International Dishes to Cook at Home

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

  • About

Chickpeas and lentils are the staple legumes of India, but red beans are cooked from time to time and, typically, done in an extremely flavorful manner. You can add meat to this preparation, which is already quite a bit like chili.

Like Dal with Butter and Cream, this is excellent with some butter (and cream, if you like) stirred in toward the end of cooking.

Make it entirely in advance if you like; it will keep, refrigerated, for a co