Wild Garlic and White Bean Curry

Ingredients

• 5  seeds from cardamom pods 
• 1 small handful cilantro roots washed and minced
• 200 ml coconut milk generous
• 1.5 teaspoons coriander seeds 
• 12  curry leaves fresh
• 1 teaspoons fenugreek seeds 
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce 
• 300 g garlic leaves wild
• 4  garlic cloves crushed peeled
• 2  juice of lime 
• 6  kaffir lime leaves 
• 400 g coco beans dried fresh podded cooked (200g) (see above)
• 680 g cans 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
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds yellow

Equipment

• frying pan
• mortar and pestle

Directions

1. Have the beans ready podded, or cooked if using dried beans.
2. Heat the oil in a large heavy pan over medium-low heat and sweat the onions until soft and translucent.
3. 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.
4. Add the warm ground spices to the softened onions along with the chiles, curry leaves, lime leaves, and minced cilantro root. Cook for another 5 minutes over fairly low heat, then add the crushed garlic, jaggery, lime juice, and fish sauce. Stir well and cook for 5 minutes.
5. 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).
6. While the curry is cooking, wash the wild garlic very well, picking over each leaf thoroughly for they can carry little stones.
7. 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…
8. Taste
9. Book, using the USDA Nutrition Database
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