SUGAR BEANS CURRY WITH MADUMBIS (YAMS)

 

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This Indian Food Recipe Serves 3-4

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Sugar Beans Curry With Madumbis (Yams) is a variation from the basic Sugar Beans curry.

Sugar Beans (regularly known as Pinto Beans) is a famous dish in South Africa.

This dish is a healthier version if you want to avoid adding in potatoes.

Sugar Beans Curry With Madumbis (Yams) Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar beans (pinto beans)
• 1 teaspoon ginger & garlic paste
• 2-3 tablespoons chilli powder
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 2 cloves
• salt to taste + 1 tablespoon salt for boiling beans
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 star aniseed
• 1 teaspoon jeera seeds
• 2 large tomatoes
• 1 onion, chopped
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon jeera powder
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon coriander (dhania) powder
• fresh coriander (dhania) for garnishing
• 5-6 fresh madumbis (yams)
• 1 sprig curry leaves

Method:

1. Rinse & soak 1 cup sugar beans the night before in a bowl of water.
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3. The next day, drain all the water out & place soaked beans in a medium sized pot.
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5. Fill the pot with water & boil beans with 1 tablespoon salt until soft to your desire.
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7. Whilst boiling the beans, place a wooden spoon over the pot to avoid spillage from the boiling. This is completely optional.
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9. Next, get your madumbis (yams) ready.
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11. Thoroughly rinse them & place into a pot.
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13. Fill the pot with water & add in some salt. Bring to a boil.
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15. When the madumbis (yams) are soft – test by sticking a knife through it, then drain the madumbis (yams) & allow to cool for a bit.
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17. When the madumbis (yams) are slightly cooled, begin removing the peel & set them aside.
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19. Chop onions & set aside.
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21. Grate tomatoes (slice in halves & grate only the flesh. Discard of the peel). I prefer this method but you’re welcome to chop them up.
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23. Heat oil in a large pot & place onions in to cook. Add in the bay leaves, star aniseed, curry leaves, jeera seeds & cinnamon sticks & cloves.
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25. Once onions are translucent, add in ginger & garlic paste, chilli powder, curry powder, turmeric powder, jeera powder, garam masala & dhania powder. Braise for about 2-3 minutes.
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27. Add grated tomatoes & a little water so that it does not stick to the surface of the pot. Allow to cook until tomatoes are soft.
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30. When the tomatoes are cooked & have formed a thick gravy, add in the boiled beans with the water it had been boiling in.
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32. Allow this to cook well, making sure you cover the pot with a lid. Cook for about 10-15 minutes, depending on how weak or thick you want the consistency of the gravy to be.
33. Thereafter, add in the boiled & peeled madumbis (yams).
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35. Mix well & allow for the madumbis (yams) to soak up some of that gravy. Add in salt as per taste & cook for about 3 minutes.
36. Garnish with fresh coriander (dhania).
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38. I served this delicious Sugar Beans Curry With Madumbis (Yams) with roti & lime pickle.
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