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    Home » North Indian side dish recipes » Black Bean Gravy

    Black Bean Gravy

    May 3, 2014 By Vidya Srinivasan 12 Comments

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    Black bean Gravy is a tasty Indian take with black beans. Black bean subzi tastes good with roti/Chappati.

    Black bean gravy is a delicious one-pot recipe, it can be cooked in a pressure cooker/ instant pot recipe. Like Channa masala, Black bean subzi can be prepared within 30 minutes.

    Black bean gravy is a tasty Fusion recipe. Nowadays Mexican cuisine has become one of our favorites. After having many Mexican dishes, I liked black beans, and knowing their health benefits, I wanted to try an Indian gravy with black beans. Tres leches cake
    Burrito, Cheese quesadilla, black bean quesadilla Mixed bean soup are some of my favorites.

    Leftover Black bean Gravy can be used for a Black bean sandwich 

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    Black Bean Gravy

    Gravy is tasty Indian take with black bean. Black bean gravy is a delicious one pot recipe, it can be cooked in pressure cooker/ instant pot recipe. Black bean subzi can be prepared within 30 minutes. Fusion recipes tastes good with rice/chappati.
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    Course: Gravy
    Cuisine: Indian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Author: Vidya Srinivassan

    Ingredients

    • Black bean – 1 cup + 1/2 cup
    • Onion - 1 finely chopped
    • Tomato - 1 finely chopped
    • Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
    • Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
    • Coriander powder - 1 tsp
    • Channa Masala - 1 tsp
    • Turmeric powder - a pinch
    • Amchur powder - 1/4 tsp optional
    • Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
    • Coriander leaves – 1/8 cup roughly chopped
    • Cardamom pods – 2
    • Cinnamon – 1/8 stick
    • Cloves – 1
    • Bay leaves – 1
    • Fennel seeds – 1/8 tsp
    • Oil - 1 tbsp
    • Salt - as needed

    Instructions

    • Put a pressure cooker on the stove and add oil, whole spices and ginger garlic paste, saute for 30 seconds. Add onion and saute till onion is cooked, and then add tomato
    • Once onion and tomato are cooked, add garam masala, coriander powder, cumin powder, channa masala, turmeric powder and amchur powder. Allow it to cook for 3 to 5 mins
    • Add the soaked black bean and mix well. Add required salt and 1 cup + 1/2 cup of water and cover the cooker. SwitcH off after 3 whistles. Once steam releases, open the cooker lid and garnish with coriander leaves. Black bean gravy is ready to be served.
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    Notes

    1.I soaked black bean in hot water for 4 hours. You can either follow this procedure or soak it in normal water for 7-8 hours
    2.I directly cooked this gravy in cooker, instead you can also cook black bean and masala separately, and finally add black bean to the cooked masala (same procedure can be followed for cooking rajma / channa / moong bean or any dal)
    3.Since bean is directly cooked in gravy, add same quantity of water as bean to maintain gravy consistency
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    Ingredients:

    Black bean – 1 cup + 1/2 cup

    Onion - 1 finely chopped

    Tomato - 1 finely chopped

    Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

    Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp

    Coriander powder - 1 tsp

    Channa Masala - 1 tsp

    Turmeric powder - a pinch

    Amchur powder - 1/4 teaspoon (optional)

    Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

    Coriander leaves – 1/8 cup roughly chopped

    Cardamom pods – 2

    Cinnamon – 1/8 stick

    Cloves – 1

    Bay leaves – 1

    Fennel seeds – 1/8 tsp

    Oil - 1 tbsp

    Salt - as needed

    Method:

    •  Put a pressure cooker on the stove and add oil, whole spices and ginger garlic paste, saute for 30 seconds. Add onion and saute till onion is cooked, and then add tomato
    • Once onion and tomato are cooked, add garam masala, coriander powder, cumin powder, channa masala, turmeric powder and amchur powder. Allow it to cook for 3  to 5 mins

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    • Add the soaked black bean and mix well. Add required salt and 1 cup + 1/2 cup of water and cover the cooker. Switch off after 3 whistles. Once steam releases, open the cooker lid and garnish with coriander leaves. Black bean gravy is ready to be served.

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    1. Rose kenny

      May 12, 2014 at 5:38 pm

      i tried it came out well!!good:)

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    2. Sathya @Mykitchenodyssey

      March 17, 2015 at 5:06 pm

      I too love black bean.But never added amchur powder ,garam masala in it..I make it as a soup

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        March 18, 2015 at 2:47 pm

        Thanku Satya proya:-) I too prepare black bean soup pa

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    3. apsara

      March 17, 2015 at 6:27 pm

      Looks mouthwatering, Vidya. An Indo-mexican fusion chili of sorts 😉 Awesome photo.

      Reply
      • Traditionally Modern Food

        March 18, 2015 at 2:50 pm

        Thanku Apsara:-)

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    4. Chitra Jagadish

      March 22, 2015 at 11:02 am

      Wow black beans- just looks super luscious V... 🙂 🙂

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        March 22, 2015 at 9:28 pm

        Thanku C:-)

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