Black Beans Simmered in an Aromatic Tomato Sauce

Rather like a rajma, a classic North Indian dish characterized by the presence of kidney beans simmered in a spiced and an oh-so-fragrant aromatic tomato gravy that stimulates the appetite before dinner is even ready to enjoy, this time sweet and creamy black beans take the shining legume role. I could have easily named this recipe black bean rajma except that kidney beans did not make an appearance, which is the distinguishing element of rajma, but this dish stands up in its own right. Though the method is the same, and the spicing and ingredients quite similar, each bean provides its own unique profile to a dish, and the pearl-like quality of the black beans are just as fragrant and earthy and filling as their kidney bean counterpart,...

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