Black Urad Beans In A Slow Cooker Recipes

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.

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.