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Caribbean black bean curry

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Caribbean black bean curry

Name: Caribbean black bean curry
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 2 tbsp coconut oil; 1 small onion finely chopped; 20g ginger grated; 2 cloves garlic grated; 1 tsp dried or fresh thyme leaves; 1 bay leaf; 1 small cinnamon stick; 1 tsp coriander seeds; ¼ tsp ground allspice or 3 allspice berries; 1 (optional) scotch bonnet chilli; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp maple syrup, honey or brown sugar; 400g tin black beans drained and rinsed; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 160g roasted red peppers from a jar roughly chopped; 1 lime juiced; 15g coriander leaves chopped

Dr Rupy Aujla

Published: September 7, 2021 at 1:19 PM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 25 mins

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Bring together the right combination of spices, condiments and herbs to transform humble black beans into a punchy Caribbean-style curry, ready in under half an hour

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Recipe extracted from Doctor’s Kitchen 3-2-1 by Dr Rupy Aujla (£16.99, Harper Thorsons)

Try this flavoursome Caribbean black bean curry, then check out our Caribbean chicken stew, Caribbean fish curry, Jamaican curry pork and more Caribbean-inspired recipes.

Ingredients

Nutrition

2 tbsp coconut oil
1 small onion

finely chopped
20g ginger

grated
2 cloves garlic

grated
1 tsp dried or fresh thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
1 small cinnamon stick
1 tsp coriander seeds
¼ tsp ground allspice

or 3 allspice berries
1 (optional) scotch bonnet chilli
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp maple syrup, honey or brown sugar
400g tin black beans

drained and rinsed
400g tin chopped tomatoes
160g roasted red peppers from a jar

roughly chopped
1 lime

juiced
15g coriander leaves

chopped

Nutrition: per serving

kcal372

low
fat12.9g
saturates9.9g
carbs43g
sugars17.3g
fibre11.3g
protein15.4g
salt1.2g

Method

step 1

Melt the coconut oil in a frying pan over a low-medium heat, and gently fry the onion, ginger and garlic for 2-3 minutes or until softened. Add the thyme, bay leaf, spices (including the chilli, if using), soy sauce and maple syrup, honey or sugar, and cook for a further minute.
step 2

Add the beans, tomatoes and peppers, and simmer for 10 minutes until slightly reduced and sticky. Season to taste and serve with a good squeeze of lime juice and the coriander leaves.

Check out more easy Caribbean-inspired recipes

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Authors

Dr Rupy Aujla

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