Black Urad Beans In A Slow Cooker Recipes

SIMPLEST SLOW COOKER BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Place the beans, onion half, bay leaf, garlic, 2 teaspoons kosher salt, pepper flakes (if using), and olive oil (if using) into a slow cooker. Cover with 8 cups of water. Cover pot. Cook on high heat for 6 to 8 hours or until the beans are done, but start checking at the 4-hour mark - all slow cookers are different and times might vary, too, depending on the age of your beans.
• Taste. Add more salt to taste. I add 2 more teaspoons, but start with 1 or a 1/2 teaspoon and adjust from there. Note: When you first taste a bean, do not expect to be wowed. The beans develop more flavor as they cool in their cooking liquid, which will continue to season them. As noted above, I find they taste even better on day 2.
• Store the beans in their cooking liquid. I love these deli quart containers for this purpose. I freeze the beans in their cooking liquid in these quart containers as well.

BLACK URAD BEANS IN A SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• 1. Place the dal, beans, green chili peppers, minced ginger, garlic, onion, cardamom pods, cinnamon, bay leaves, turmeric, salt, and 5 cups water in a large saucepan and boil over high heat about 5 minutes.2. Transfer to a slow cooker. Choose the highest setting and cook the dal until soft creamy, 10 to 12 hours. Stir every once in a while. Once most of the water has been absorbed by the dal, boil the remaining water and add it to the pot, Mix in the tomato sauce during the last hour of cooking. Transfer to a serving dish, swirl in the yogurt, and keep warm.3. Heat the oil in a small nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat and cook the ginger matchsticks and red chile peppers until golden, about 1 minute. (Stand back from the pan just in case the peppers burst.) Add the cumin deeds they should sizzle upon contact with the hot oil. Quickly add the fenugreek leaves, then remove from the heat, add the paprika and asafoetida, and immediately add the tarka to the dal. Swirl lightly to mix, with parts of it visible as a garnish. Serve.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

BLACK VELVET BEANS

Steps:

• In a slow cooker on high heat, add beans and water.
• On a griddle on high heat, toast avocado leaves for a few seconds on each side, until aroma is released. Using fingers, crumble into bean pot, along with epazote.
• In a large frying pan on medium heat, sauté onions and bell peppers in oil until soft, about 10 minutes. Add garlic, chipotle, and cumin and sauté for 1 minute. Transfer mixture to bean pot. Cook beans on high for 4-6 hours or low 6-9 hours, or until skins are soft and insides are creamy. Add salt and cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Before serving, stir in sour orange juice and garnish with cilantro leaves.

GRANDMA SONY'S SLOW COOKER BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Sort black beans and place into a large container. Cover with several inches of cool water; let soak, 8 hours to overnight. Rinse and drain.
• Combine black beans, chicken broth, tomatoes, carrots, onion, red bell pepper, garlic, cumin, salt, chili powder, jalapeno, and black pepper in a slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on High until mixture has reduced and beans are tender, about 8 hours. Stir in corn and brown sugar 1 hour before serving.

SLOW-COOKER BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker, combine the beans, onion, garlic, chipotle chile and sauce, cumin, bay leaves and/or oregano, and baking soda, if using. Add 6 cups of water and 1 teaspoon salt and stir to combine. Cover and cook on low until the beans are tender, 8 to 10 hours. Taste more than one bean to ensure they're all cooked through; they should also flatten without much effort when pressed between your fingers.
• Remove and compost the bay leaves. Transfer the onion, garlic and chipotle chile to a blender or food processor, along with about 2 cups of the beans and broth. (You can purée more or less of the soup, depending on desired consistency.) Blend until smooth. Pour puréed soup back into the slow cooker, stir in the vinegar, then season to taste with salt. Eat with desired toppings.

SLOW-COOKER BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except rice.
• Cover; cook on High heat setting 6 to 8 hours.
• Remove bay leaves. Serve beans over rice. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.