Wild Garlic and White Bean Curry

Ingredients

• 5  seeds from cardamom pods 
• 1 small handful cilantro roots washed and minced
• 0.8 cup coconut milk generous
• 1.5 tsp coriander seeds 
• 12  curry leaves fresh
• 1 tsp fenugreek seeds 
• 3 tbsp fish sauce 
• 4 cloves garlic crushed peeled
• 10 ounces garlic leaves wild
• 2  juice of lime 
• 6  kaffir lime leaves 
• 2 cups coco beans dried fresh shelled cooked
• 24 ounce plum tomatoes peeled canned
• 3  chiles fresh red seeded sliced ( if you like heat) ( if you prefer less heat)
• 2  onions red peeled finely sliced
• 2 tbsp caster sugar 
• 1 tsp vegetable oil 
• 1 tsp mustard seeds yellow

Equipment

• frying pan
• mortar and pestle

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large heavy pan over medium-low heat and sweat the onions until soft and translucent.
2. In a separate pan, warm all the spice seeds until they release their fragrance and just begin to jump in the pan. Tip into a mortar and grind with the pestle while still warm.
3. Add the warm ground spices to the onions along with the chiles, curry leaves, lime leaves, and cilantro. Cook for another 5 minutes over fairly low heat, then add the garlic, jaggery, lime juice, and fish sauce. Stir well and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add the tomatoes, stir well, and cook for another 10 minutes, then add the fresh or cooked dried beans and coconut milk. Cook gently for 10 to 15 minutes (or until the beans are tender if cooking fresh).
5. While the curry is cooking, wash the wild garlic very well, picking over each leaf thoroughly for they can carry little stones.
6. A couple of minutes before serving the curry, add the wild garlic and cook until it is just wilted and soft. Don't overcook it—wild garlic should be bright and vibrant. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary. This curry should be soft, fragrant, gently sweet, sharp, and salty, with just enough heat to warm you.
7. Reprinted with permission from My Favorite Ingredients by Skye Gyngell, copyright © 201
8. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc.