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How to Make Caribbean ital bean curry

Preparation time:

less than 30 mins

Cooking time:

10 to 30 mins

Serves:

Serves 4

Dietary:

Vegetarian

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 brown onion
• 4 garlic
• 2 tbsp curry powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• thumb-sized piece fresh root ginger
• 400ml tin coconut milk
• 1 carrot
• ¼ red pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp golden syrup
• 1 Scotch bonnet chilli
• 400g tin kidney beans
• 200g/7oz tinned black beans
• 200g/7oz tinned gungo peas, drained and rinsed
• 20g/¾oz fresh coriander

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes. Add the curry powder, cumin and ginger. Stir to form a thick paste and cook until the mixture is dark brown (about 10 minutes).

2. Stir in the coconut milk and add the carrot, red pepper, bay leaves, thyme, salt, black pepper, syrup and chilli. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring to mix. Add the kidney beans, black beans and gungo peas and cook for about 5 minutes, until the sauce has thickened slightly. Add the chopped coriander, reserving some for the garnish, and simmer until all the vegetables are cooked. Garnish with coriander and serve in warmed bowls.