two bean rice

This is the most yummy delicious one pot, super quick dinners one can make and it vegetarian.
The ingredients are minimal and everyone has them in their pantry...so go ahead, make it in the time it will take you to decide what you want to eat + order them + get them .

Two Bean Rice (Rice with green beans and kidney beans)

Ingredients:

1. 1.5 cups of white rice cooked with 1/2 teaspoon salt
2. 1 can kidney beans drained and washed
3. 1 can green beans drained ( I had frozen green beans instead...so used 1.5 cups thawed)
4. 1 tablespoons each of oil, lemon juice (optional), toasted sesame seeds (optional)
5. 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
6. Few curry leaves + 2 dried chillies + 1 teaspoon turmeric (Just for an Indian touch...if you have them)
7. 1 large or 2 small garlic chopped fine
8. 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste

In a pan heat the oil and add the mustard seeds. Cover and let splatter for 1 minute. Add curry leaves and dried chillies if using .Add the green beans and fry for 5-7 minutes until they are cooked through. Add garlic and fry for 30-40 seconds. Add salt and turmeric and mix well. Add the rice and the kidney beans and stir to combine on low flame. Add sesame seeds and lemon juice and mix well and enjoy

Long beans with red beans

Long beans with red beans fry

Long beans with red beans fry

Ingredients:

1. 1 bunch long beans cut into 1 cm long pieces
2. 1 cup canned red beans or black eyed peas drained and rinsed
3. ½ cup paneer cut into 1 cm pieces (optional)
4. ¼ cup dessicated coconut
5. ½ teaspoon each of cumin, urad dal, mustard seeds, coriander powder, salt, chilli powder
6. Few curry leaves
7. 2-3 dried red chillies broken
8. 1 table sppon oil

Heat oil in a pan and add the urad dal, cumin and mustard seeds along with curry leaves and red chillies and fry till they start to splutter. Add the long beans and cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add paneer if using and fry for a few minutes. Add red beans or black eyed peas and add all the spices and mix to combine. Fry for 5 more minutes. Add dried coconut and fry for 2 more minutes. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy with roti or steamed rice and kakadi dal