[UriyVlasov]

I got this one from a Madhur Jaffrey cookbook. I've been finding balck-eyed beans really cheap (like 40 for a 1/4 kilo) on sale here recently so I've been making it a lot. sorry about the general lack of weights and measures - I cook almost entirely by eye and don't really know what stuff weighs on the whole.

Black-eyed beans with mushrooms

Ingredients:

250g of dried black-eyed beans, soaked (I use the one-hour soak in boiling water method because I can't be bothered to soak in cold overnight).
Can of crushed tomatoes
10-15 decenbt-sized mushrooms (I use chestnut mushrooms but the normal white ones will do fine), sliced.
One largish white onion, diced.
Olive oil
Spices: cinammon stick, cumin seeds, tumeric, ground coriander, cayenne pepper, black pepper

Method:

1)Put soaked beans in pan, cover with water, bring to the boil, turn down heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes until tender. Water should turn blackish.
2)Heat a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in pan, drop in one teaspoon of cumin seeds and half a cinnamon stick, and fry for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until the fragrant oils are released.
3)Add diced onion, fry until transparent and soft.
4) Add sliced mushrooms, fry until wilted.
5)Add whole can of crushed tomatoes, stir in.
6)Add two teapsoons of ground coriander, one teaspoon of tumeric, a pinch of cayenne pepper (more if you like heat in your dishes) and black pepper. Stir in, cover pan and allow mixture to cook for 10 minutes or so.
7)Add cooked beans and remaining cooking water, stir in, then leave to cook and thicken, uncovered, for around 40 minutes.

I serve this with any kind of rice (white, red, brown, wild) and some yoghurt. It's really yummy and freezes well in portions for lunches and dinners.