Fast Bachelor Curry

Directions

1. 1
   In a largish saucepan put the kidney beans, the tomatoes and their liquid.
2. 2
   Drain the can of green beans and add to the saucepan.
3. 3
   Start heating the vegetables over medium heat., stirring occasionally until hot.
4. 4
   In a small frying pan put the oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, and the small red chilies-each chili broken into pieces. If desired, you may add a little extra of each of these ingredients.
5. 5
   Heat the spices over high heat until the mustard seeds are popping and the urad dal is light brown. Quickly stir in the asafetida and curry leaves.
6. 6
   Add the spices in the oil to the vegetables and stir to blend.
7. 7
   Check for salt. Sometimes the canned beans can be quite salty, so you may not need to add salt.
8. 8
   Turn off heat and garnish with cilantro (optional).
9. 9
   Variations: 1. use different types of canned vegetables; 2. add onion and/or garlic at the start of the recipe and fry for a while in oil before adding the vegetables; 3. instead of the typical southern spices use a northern blend of spices (1 teaspoon ground coriander, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon cayenne powder and 1/4 teaspoon garam masala or use a spice blend as desired).