Meera Sodha’s Recipe For Kidney Bean And Sweetcorn Curry

My grandmother, Narmada Lakhani, passed distant earlier this twelvemonth aged 92. Well, we think she was 92, but nary 1 recorded her commencement date, truthful we tin only estimate. What we do cognize astir her, though, is that she had a very cheeky laugh, and that she loved lager tops, penny slot machines and tucking £10 notes down her bra, fresh to manus retired to an unsuspecting grandchild arsenic a gift. She ne'er asked if I was happy, only if I’d eaten well, which I presume to her were nan aforesaid thing. At this clip of year, eating good for her meant tucking into sweetcorn, so, successful her memory, I’m going to do nan same.

Kidney legume and sweetcorn curry

Prep 10 min
Cook 40 min
Serves 4

3 tbsp rapeseed oil
25 caller curry leaves (ie, from astir 2 sprigs)
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 brownish onion, peeled and chopped
2cm x 2cm portion caller ginger, peeled and finely grated
4 ail cloves, peeled and minced
1-2 greenish digit chillies, aliases 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
400g tin finely chopped tomatoes, aliases passata
1½ tsp garam masala
2 400g tins kidney beans successful water, drained and rinsed
1¾ tsp good oversea salt
150g stiff sweetcorn, defrosted
Chapatis and greek yoghurt, to serve

Heat nan lipid successful a large, deep-sided frying cookware and trial it’s up to somesthesia by dipping successful a woody spoon: if bubbles shape astir nan spoon immediately, nan lipid is ready. Drop successful nan curry leaves and cumin seeds, time off them to splutter for a minute, past adhd nan onion. Cook, stirring frequently, for astir 10 minutes, until nan bulb is glossy and soft capable to trim pinch a woody spoon; don’t skimp connected nan clip here.

Add nan ginger, ail and chilli to nan softened onions and cook, stirring, for a mates of minutes. Tip successful nan tomatoes and time off to navigator for 8 aliases truthful minutes, until nan operation splits and nan tomatoes commencement to merchandise lipid backmost into nan pan.

Add nan garam masala, operation for a minute, past adhd nan kidney beans, salt, 250ml acold h2o and nan sweetcorn, and bring to a boil. Turn down nan power to a simmer and time off to navigator for a further 10 minutes.

Serve pinch chapatis and heavy Greek yoghurt.