Red kidney beans are used in the cuisine of
India, where the beans are known as
rajma, and
Pakistan, where they are called
surkh lobia. Red kidney beans are commonly used in
chili con carne and used in southern
Louisiana for the classic Monday
Creole dish of
red beans and rice. The smaller, darker red beans are also used, particularly in Louisiana families with a recent Caribbean heritage. In Jamaica, they are referred to as "red peas". Small kidney beans used in
La Rioja, Spain, are called
caparrones. In the
Netherlands and
Indonesia, kidney beans are usually served as a soup called
brenebon. In the
Levant, a common dish consisting of kidney 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 they are soft, at which point the dark red beans are pulverized into a dry paste. ==Toxicity==