My mother loves sugar beans in any form and any style. As long as there is roti to accompany the sugar beans then she is happy.

Normally I tend to make sugar beans curry, it is quick and easy and I can allow it to cook slowly on the stove while I carry on with the rest of my day.

I try not to cook too complicated and too many ingredient dishes during the week as time is not my friend.

I was reading Madhur Jeffery’s cook book, when I came across a recipe for beans with coriander and chillies. Of course the recipe asked for black eyed beans and well I just substituted it with sugar beans and like magic I have a new way of cooking sugar beans and guess what my mother actually loves it.

My mum is my taste tester and critic all rolled into one. If she doesn’t like a dish, she will tell me, do not make it again. My dad on the other had will eat it till it comes out his ears and then when I am asleep tell my mother that his stomach is getting so confused because every day it is a new recipe his given up remembering what I make lol. Thanks mum for the culinary advice.

Ingredients:

• 2 x 420g tins of sugar beans, drained and rinsed.
• Salt to taste.
• 1 x onion, finely chopped.
• 4 x tbsp. tap water.
• 4 x green chillies.
• 1 x onion, roughly chopped.
• 1 x tsp Asafetida powder.
• ½ x tsp jeera seeds.
• 1 x dried chilli.
• A nice big handful of coriander, rinsed with the stems and all.

Method:

• Add the water, coriander, chillies, tomatoes into the bowl of your blender.

• Blend until a nice paste is achieved and everything is well combined and set aside.

• Heat some oil in a pot.
• When the oil is hot add the asafeida powder and stir for a couple of seconds.
• Add the jeera seeds and allow to cook for about 3 minutes.
• Add the dried chilli and cook until the chilli darkens.
• Add the onions and salt and  saute till transparent.
• Add the beans and enough water to cook till the beans are soft.
• Add the contents from the blender to the pot and fry on a low heat until the mixture starts to thicken to your liking. This dish and be a dry dish or a dish with loads of gravy. I opted for the dryer version.