Dried red beans - (1kg)

Red kidney beans are commonly used in chili con carne and are used in Indian cuisine, where the beans are known as rajma. Red kidney beans are used in southern Louisiana for the classic Creole Monday dish of red beans and rice. Smaller, darker red beans are also used, especially in Louisiana families with recent Caribbean heritage. In Jamaica, they are referred to as red peas. The small beans used in La Rioja, Spain, are called caparrones. In the Netherlands and Indonesia, kidney beans are commonly served as a soup called brenebon. In the Levant, a common dish consisting of bean stew usually served with rice is known as fasoulia. To make bean paste, kidney beans are generally prepared from dried beans and boiled until soft, at which point the dark red beans are ground into a dry paste.