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Bean Curry
Curry in a hurry – on the table in 25 minutes!
This curry is part of monthly meal plan 1 and serves 4.
What do I need to make curry in a hurry
▢ 1 can tomatoes
▢ 1 tin baked beans
▢ 1 can kidney beans
▢ 60 ml veg oil
▢ ½ tsp chilli
▢ 2 tsp mustard powder
▢ 2 tsp garam masala
▢ 320 g onion sliced
▢ 2 tsp garlic
To Serve
▢ 400 g rice
How to make this curry recipe
▢ Put sliced onions, garlic, chilli, and spices in a pan with the oil, and cook til soft.
▢ Add tomatoes and cook for a few minutes, until the tomato juice has reduced down to a thicker sauce.
▢ Add baked beans and drained kidney beans and cook for a few more minutes until it is cooked, hot throughout and well mixed.
▢ Season to taste.
▢ Serve with 100g rice per person.
What changes can I make
If you are following meal plan 1, you don’t have much room to change things. If you are picking and choosing recipes, there are many ways touring the changes.
- Use any combinations of beans you fancy. Maybe use dried ones as they are so much cheaper than tinned ones.
- Add a good splodge of curry paste or curry powder. Pataks are particularly good and there are lots of different flavours
- Use ghee instead of oil to enrich the flavour
- Add some more vegetables, sliced carrots, chunks of sweet potato or pieces of potato for instance
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Ingredients
- 1 can tomatoes
- 1 tin baked beans
- 1 can kidney beans
- 60 ml veg oil
- ½ tsp chilli
- 2 tsp mustard powder
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 320 g onion sliced
- 2 tsp garlic
To Serve
- 400 g rice
Instructions
- Put sliced onions, garlic, chilli, and spices in a pan with the oil, and cook til soft.
- Add tomatoes and cook for a few minutes, until the tomato juice has reduced down to a thicker sauce.
- Add baked beans and drained kidney beans and cook for a few more minutes until it is cooked, hot throughout and well mixed.
- Season to taste.
- Serve with 100g rice per person.
Equipment Needed
Notes
What changes can I make
If you are following meal plan 1, you don't have much room to change things. If you are picking and choosing recipes, there are many ways touring the changes.- Use any combinations of beans you fancy. Maybe use dried ones as they are so much cheaper than tinned ones.
- Add a good splodge of curry paste or curry powder. Pataks are particularly good and there are lots of different flavours
- Use ghee instead of oil to enrich the flavour
- Add some more vegetables, sliced carrots, chunks of sweet potato or pieces of potato for instance
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