Masala Beans

Name: Masala Beans
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 14 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 x 400 g (14 oz) tins cannellini beans; 2 green chillies, or to taste; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tsp ginger paste; 2 tsp garlic paste; 200 g (7 oz) smooth passata; 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp jaggery (or soft brown sugar); 1 tsp jaggery (or soft brown sugar); Chilli powder, to taste; Fine sea salt, to taste; 1 tbsp malt vinegar; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); Juice of ½ a lemon

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

Once my dad came home from work and told us that he’d had baked beans in the canteen. Later we bought some from our local supermarket and dad turned them into a spicy Indian affair.

Ingredients

2 x 400 g (14 oz) tins cannellini beans
2 green chillies, or to taste

Asia
India
Breakfast
Vegan

Method

Fill and boil the kettle.
Drain and rinse the cannellini beans.
Slit the green chillies lengthways.
Place a wok on a medium heat, then add the following ingredients in this order: 50ml (1¾fl oz) hot kettle water, vegetable oil, ginger paste, garlic paste, green chillies, passata, tomato paste, cannellini beans, turmeric, jaggery, and chilli