Maharagwe I

Ingredients

• (about 1 pound) dry red beans or kidney beans

  soaked in water overnight
  2 cups
• of coconut milk or whole milk
  1 or 2 cups
• sugar to taste (2 to 4 tablespoons)
  1 unit
• a few cardamom seeds

  or a quarter teaspoon ground cardamom
  1 unit
• salt
  1 teaspoon
• onions

  chopped (optional)
  2 unit
• tomatoes

  chopped (optional)
  2 unit
• sweet green pepper

  chopped (optional)
  1 unit
• of garlic

  crushed and chopped (optional)
  1 or 2 cloves
• mild curry powder (optional)
  1 teaspoon
• chile pepper

  cleaned and chopped (optional even for savory beans)
  1 small