Kidney Beans with Ground Turkey
Author: Minnie@thelady8home
- 2 Big Onions sliced fine
- 1 cup ground turkey
- 1 cup kidney beans
- 2 tbsp. tomato paste (or puree)
- 1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper (red chili powder)
- 2" stick cinnamon
- 2 cardamom pods whole
- 2 cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 Thai green chilies or 2 jalapeno
- ½ cup coriander leaves for garnish
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tsp chana masala
- 1 tsp meat masala (I use MDH brand)
- Soak the beans overnight and boil them with 1 tsp salt and enough water till they are soft. Alternatively, you can use canned kidney beans too.
- Heat oil in a deep pan (that has a lid), and fry half of onions.
- Add ½ tbsp ginger garlic paste and 1 green chili
- Now add half of each of these spices: cumin, coriander, cayenne, chana masala and meat masala.
- Stir for a minute, then add tomato paste.
- Stir in the beans and cook for 5 minutes till oil starts leaving sides.
- Transfer to a dish, clean the pan and get ready to cook the meat.
- Heat oil and add onions.
- When they start turning golden, add meat.
- Repeat step 3 to 5 from above.
- Stir and fry the meat till nicely browned.
- Add 1 cup of water.
- Cook till the meat is fully cooked.
- Add back the kidney beans.
- Stir both of them together on high flame for 30 seconds.
- Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf.
- Lower the flame, and cover.
- Cook on the sim for 10 minutes. Add a little water if needed.
- Uncover, and check the gravy. It should show oil leaving sides.
- Pop in rest of the green chilies.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve rolled in a tortilla, with rice, naan or bread. We had it with wheat roti.
Recipe by The Lady 8 Home at https://www.thelady8home.com/kidney-beans-with-ground-turkey-in-thick-gravy/
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