Legumes Recipes

Beans and Rice Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup beans, any kind, soaked overnight, simmered until almost soft
1 onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
handful of rice
1 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
pinch of salt
pinch of pepper
1 tablespoon sugar

Procedure

Add the other ingredients to the beans and simmer until the mixture is soft. Serve with chapati. It tastes better on the second day. 2 servings. Sak means a spiced vegetable dish.

 

Curried Mung Beans Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup mung beans, soaked overnight in 2 1/2 cups of water
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp salt
dash of cinnamon
1 bay leaf
3 Tbsp butter or margarine
1 large onion, chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds
5 whole cloves
10 peppercorns

Procedure

Add the turmeric, cayenne pepper, salt, cinnamon, and bay leaf to the mung beans. Cook the mixture until the beans are soft. In a separate pan melt the butter and add onions, cumin seeds, cloves, and peppercorns. Fry the mixture until the onions are brown and the seeds begin to pop. Add this to the cooked bean mixture and heat everything until it simmers and serve over rice or with chapatis. Makes 4 servings.

Green Gram Curry Recipe