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Prep time
10 minutes
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Cook time
50 minutes
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Serves
4 to 6
Author Notes
5 bean curry is an Indian curry that is a blend of 5 protein-rich beans. This curry is healthy and delicious thanks to the different beans, the creamy tangy tomato sauce, and a whole bunch of spices. It's a nice little twist on a regular bean curry. This curry can be eaten for lunch or dinner when accompanied by rice or bread. —Anu
Test Kitchen Notes
Nice vegetarian curry, although I've never added cream cheese (I used Laughing Cow Original) to a sauce in my life! I have an Instant Pot pressure cooker (one of those crazy ones that even has a Bluetooth in it), so I cooked the beans on the "Beans" manual setting according to how long they were soaked. The beans cooked for a total of 20 minutes and it worked out perfectly. I made a homemade garlic-ginger-onion paste. The quantity for the ground coriander was left out, so I used 1 teaspoon. There's no mention of adding salt throughout the curry cooking process, but it definitely needs it. —cratecooking
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Ingredients
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1/2 cup
onion-ginger-garlic paste (see step 1)
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1/4 cup
dried kidney beans, washed and soaked overnight
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1/4 cup
dried chickpeas, washed and soaked overnight
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1/4 cup
dried whole black gram (whole urad beans), washed and soaked overnight
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1/4 cup
dried black-eyed peas, washed and soaked overnight
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1/4 cup
dried whole green gram (mung beans), washed and soaked overnight
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2 teaspoons
salt, or to taste
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1
cinnamon stick
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1
black cardamom pod
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1
bay leaf
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2 tablespoons
olive oil
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1 tablespoon
butter
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1 teaspoon
cumin seeds
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1 teaspoon
green chile, chopped
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1 cup
tomatoes, chopped
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1 piece
cream cheese spread triangles, or 1 tablespoon cream cheese
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1 teaspoon
red chili powder
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1 teaspoon
ground coriander
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1 teaspoon
ground cumin
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1/4 teaspoon
ground turmeric
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1/4 teaspoon
garam masala
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2 tablespoons
dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
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1/2 teaspoon
sugar
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Steamed rice, for serving
Directions
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Editors' Note: We made the onion-ginger-garlic paste blending 2 parts onion, 1 part fresh, peeled ginger, and 1 part garlic. Start by roughly chopping 1/2 an onion, then roughly chop the ginger and garlic so that you have equal amounts of each (and together, the amount ginger and garlic is equal to the amount of onion). Process in a food processor (or smash with a mortar and pestle) until you have a paste. Set aside.
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Drain all of the beans and put them in a pressure cooker along with the salt, cinnamon stick, black cardamom, bay leaf, and 3 cups of water.
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Cover the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for 6 minutes at high pressure. Then simmer the mixture for 10 minutes. Alternatively, follow the instructions on your pressure cooker for pre-soaked beans. Set aside.
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Heat oil and butter in a separate pan. Add cumin seeds. When they start to sputter, add the onion-ginger-garlic paste and the chopped green chile. Sauté for about 5 minutes, or until golden brown.
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Add chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Add cream cheese spread and cook for 3 to 4 minutes more.
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Add chili powder, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground turmeric, and garam masala, along with 1/4 cup of water.
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Let the spices cook with the water for few minutes. Now add dried fenugreek, sugar, and the cooked beans, and mix well. Cook on medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until gravy thickens.
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Add more water if needed and season with salt. Serve hot with steamed rice. Enjoy!
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